CPI(M), BJP walk hand-in-hand in support of Adani port project in Kerala
2 years, 1 month ago

CPI(M), BJP walk hand-in-hand in support of Adani port project in Kerala

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the ruling Communist Party in Kerala joined the march led by the Save Vizhinjam Port action council in support of Adani Group’s Vizhinjam international seaport project on Tuesday. BJP’s district president, VV Rajesh, and CPI ’s district secretary Anavoor Nagappan joined the march led by the action council towards the secretariat. The Save Vizhinjam Port action council is a group that comprises residents of Vizhinjam and nearby areas who are in support of Adani’s seaport project. The Adani Group’s Vizhinjam international seaport project construction work has been affected majorly after the fisherfolk launched protests in the state.

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Adani Drops US Funding Plans For Colombo Port Project
1 week, 6 days ago

Adani Drops US Funding Plans For Colombo Port Project

ABP News  

Billionaire Gautam Adani-led conglomerate on Tuesday said it will use its own resources to fund a Sri Lankan port project and not seek US funding. The US International Development Finance Corp, in November last year, agreed to provide a USD 553 million loan to support the development, construction, and operation of a deep-water container terminal called the Colombo West International …

Adani opts out of US funding for its Colombo Port project
1 week, 6 days ago

Adani opts out of US funding for its Colombo Port project

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani-led conglomerate on Tuesday said it will use its own resources to fund a Sri Lankan port project and not seek US funding. The US International Development Finance Corp, in November last year, agreed to provide a USD 553 million loan to support the development, construction, and operation of a deep-water container terminal called the Colombo …

Kerala minister says the govt is open to discuss new projects with Adani group
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Kerala minister says the govt is open to discuss new projects with Adani group

Op India  

Kerala is not averse to discussing any new project with the Adani group and will do so only if there is a “win-win” situation that benefits the people of the state as well, said P Rajeev, the Minister of Law, Industries and Coir of the state. Rajeev said Kerala has a big investment from the Adani group in the under-construction …

Kerala, Adani Ports sign supplementary agreement to enhance Vizhinjam Seaport development
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Kerala, Adani Ports sign supplementary agreement to enhance Vizhinjam Seaport development

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday announced the signing of a supplementary concession agreement between the state government and Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited, ensuring the future development of the international seaport, the first phase of which is now slated for commissioning next month. As the 2nd & 3rd phases near completion by 2028, an investment of?10,000 crore …

Kerala government extends Vizhinjam Port agreement with Adani for 5 years
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Kerala government extends Vizhinjam Port agreement with Adani for 5 years

Op India  

The Kerala government has extended its agreement with Adani Vizhinjam Port for an additional five years, with a revised deadline for the commissioning of the port by December. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced this development on social media, stating that a supplementary concession agreement has been signed with Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt Ltd to extend the project period. He said …

Kerala signs new agreement with Adani to complete Vizhinjam port by 2028
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Kerala signs new agreement with Adani to complete Vizhinjam port by 2028

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced the signing of a supplementary concession agreement with Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited, fast-tracking the completion of the Vizhinjam International Seaport. The original agreement gave time until 2045 for the port’s final phase, but this new agreement accelerates the timeline by more than 15 years. The Vizhinjam Port project is India’s first international deepwater …

Kerala govt cabinet nod for supplementary deal with Adani on Vizhinjam international port
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Kerala govt cabinet nod for supplementary deal with Adani on Vizhinjam international port

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The cabinet gave approval for the state government to enter into a supplementary concession agreement with Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Limited on the Vizhinjam International Port project. As per the draft agreement, the state will extend the project period by five years considering the delay caused due to Covid and natural disasters including Ockhi and floods. These phases will …

Vizhinjam Seaport Phase 4 to complete 17 years ahead of schedule: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
5 months, 1 week ago

Vizhinjam Seaport Phase 4 to complete 17 years ahead of schedule: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Hindustan Times  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday announced that the Vizhinjam Port in Kerala will complete its second, third and fourth phases by 2028, 17 years ahead of its schedule. San Fernando vessel is currently anchored at the port as part of a trial run of the seaport's commercial operations which will continue for two months.The commissioning of the seaport …

Dredging at Muthalapozhi: Kerala government to hold meeting with Adani Ports
5 months, 1 week ago

Dredging at Muthalapozhi: Kerala government to hold meeting with Adani Ports

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an attempt to address the increasing accidents and ensure effective dredging activities at the harbour mouth in Muthalapozhi, the state government has tasked the principal secretary with convening a high-level meeting with the representatives of VISL and Adani Ports on June 20. Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian, while addressing the assembly during the question hour on Wednesday, said that …

Kerala cabinet approval to avail Centre’s Viability Gap Fund for development of Vizhinjam port
10 months, 1 week ago

Kerala cabinet approval to avail Centre’s Viability Gap Fund for development of Vizhinjam port

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state cabinet has decided to avail Rs 817.80 crore Viability Gap Fund from the Centre for the development of Vizhinjam port based on certain conditions. The cabinet also gave the nod to sign a tri-party agreement to develop the Vizhinjam International Harbour. The cabinet also decided to expedite the second and third stages of development of Vizhinjam port. …

Vizhinjam port’s road connectivity gets final approval from NHAI
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Vizhinjam port’s road connectivity gets final approval from NHAI

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The National Highways Authority of India has given the final approval for the road connectivity from the under-construction Vizhinjam International Seaport to the NH 66 near Mukkola on January 30. On Monday, Finance Minister K N Balagopal gave foremost priority to the Vizhinjam project in the state budget, adding that the government has expedited the road and rail …

Congress and CPI(M) fight over credit for Adani’s new mega port in Kerala
1 year, 2 months ago

Congress and CPI(M) fight over credit for Adani’s new mega port in Kerala

Op India  

The Vizhinjam International Seaport, India’s first deep-water container transhipment port built by the Adani group, is set to be inaugurated today, 15 October. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the port will be a “game changer” for the state’s infrastructure, saying that the port aims to handle one million containers annually, surpassing even Singapore. As India’s first deepwater …

Explainer: Vizhinjam port in Kerala and its potential in India’s maritime trade
1 year, 2 months ago

Explainer: Vizhinjam port in Kerala and its potential in India’s maritime trade

Hindustan Times  

With the docking of the first ship on Sunday, the under-construction Vizhinjam International Seaport, the country’s first deepwater container transshipment terminal, near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala will mark a significant milestone. Located just 10 nautical miles from the international shipping line and gifted with a natural depth of 18 metres, the port has the potential to give a tremendous boost to …

Congress accuses the Modi govt. of ‘lobbying’ for the Adani Group in Sri Lanka
1 year, 9 months ago

Congress accuses the Modi govt. of ‘lobbying’ for the Adani Group in Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

The Congress, quoting the recent interview of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry with The Hindu, asked the Narendra Modi government on March 10 to explain the basis on which it identified the Adani Group for a “government-to-government” port project in Sri Lanka. 13 मार्च को संसद फिर शुरू होगी।हम जनहित के सवाल पूछना जारी रखेंगे।हो सकता है उन्हें भी …

Can't stop work on Vizhinjam port project, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
2 years ago

Can't stop work on Vizhinjam port project, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

India Today  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said the work on the Vizhinjam seaport project by the Adani Group cannot be stopped. Speaking on the incident when protesters stormed the Vizhinjam Police Station, the chief minister said it was not something which happened suddenly. Following the incident, the state government told the Kerala High Court that all the compensation for …

Decoding the fishermen's protest against Adani's Vizhinjam Port in Kerala | Explainer
2 years ago

Decoding the fishermen's protest against Adani's Vizhinjam Port in Kerala | Explainer

India Today  

The fishermen in Thiruvananthapuram’s Vizhinjam area are engaged in a protest against a sea port which is proposed to be established there by the Adani group. Earlier, the state government, in its reply to a petition filed by the Adani group in the Kerala High Court seeking security forces from the Centre to protect the construction, said that they were …

Ready to hand over Vizhinjam Port security to centre: Kerala govt to HC
2 years ago

Ready to hand over Vizhinjam Port security to centre: Kerala govt to HC

Op India  

The Kerala State government told the High Court Friday that they are ready to hand over the security of the Vizhinjam Port area to the central forces. The plea came in the aftermath of the attack on the Vizhinjam police station in Kerala on Sunday night, wherein a group of protesters led by the Latin Catholic church damaged police cars …

What fuels the protests against Vizhinjam port
2 years ago

What fuels the protests against Vizhinjam port

Live Mint  

Kerala’s ambitious Vizhinjam port project, led by the Adani group, is caught in protests and violence. In 2015, the Adani Group signed a concession agreement with the Kerala government to build India’s first mega transshipment container terminal at Vizhinjam near Thiruvananthapuram. The ₹7,525 crore project — an all-weather deep-sea port with a depth of 24 meters — can service large …

Why Latin Church-backed protest against Adani port project in Vizhinjam is escalating
2 years ago

Why Latin Church-backed protest against Adani port project in Vizhinjam is escalating

India Today  

November 27 marked a new flashpoint in the 134-day-old agitation by the Latin Catholic Church-backed fishing communities against the Rs 7,525 crore international sea port project at Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram when over 2,500 protesters allegedly vandalised the local police station and thrashed 27 police personnel, three of them seriously. The incident has escalated tensions over the project that Kerala’s Pinarayi …

Kerala High Court Seeks Action Taken Report Following Violent Protests Against Adani Vizhinjam Port
2 years ago

Kerala High Court Seeks Action Taken Report Following Violent Protests Against Adani Vizhinjam Port

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday enquired as to what steps have been taken by the State in light of violent protests at Vizhinjam, where fishermen have been protesting against construction of an International Seaport by the Adani Group.Justice Anu Sivaraman directed that all appropriate steps ought to be taken in light of the developments over the course of the …

Losses incurred during Vizhinjam protest to be compensated by protesters, says Kerala government
2 years ago

Losses incurred during Vizhinjam protest to be compensated by protesters, says Kerala government

India Today  

A day after protesters in Kerala's Vizhinjam stormed the local police station, the state government on Monday told the Kerala High Court that all the compensation for the losses incurred during the protest will be taken from the protesters. The protesters stormed the police station after police registered a case against 50 people charging them with conspiracy and indulgence in …

Deadlock deepens at Adani’s Vizhinjam port in Kerala as protesters block trucks
2 years ago

Deadlock deepens at Adani’s Vizhinjam port in Kerala as protesters block trucks

Live Mint  

Protesters from a fishing community blocked attempts by India's Adani Group to restart work on a $900 million transhipment port in south India, a company spokesperson said on Saturday, prolonging a deadlock that has stalled the port's development. Construction at Adani's Vizhinjam seaport in Kerala state on the southern tip of India has been halted for more than three months …

Kerala: Protesters demanding halt of Adani port project storm police station, cops injured
2 years ago

Kerala: Protesters demanding halt of Adani port project storm police station, cops injured

India Today  

The protests against the proposed seaport project in Kerala's Vizhinjam by the Adani Group escalated on Sunday after the protesters stormed the Vizhinjam Police Station in Thiruvananthapuram. All the injured police personnel were stuck inside the police station after the protesters closed all entry points to the station. Sunday's events took place after the Vizhinjam police registered a case against …

Ongoing protests may delay completion of Adani port in Kerala\'s Vizhinjam
2 years, 1 month ago

Ongoing protests may delay completion of Adani port in Kerala\'s Vizhinjam

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government's ambitious Rs 7,500 crore Vizhinjam Seaport, being developed by the Adani group in the southernmost part of the state, has been facing deadlock due to the over 100-day protest by the locals led by the leadership of the Latin Catholic Archdiocese here. "The state government wants to finish the project as early as possible because it …

Why the stalemate between Vizhinjam port protesters, Pinarayi government continues
2 years, 3 months ago

Why the stalemate between Vizhinjam port protesters, Pinarayi government continues

India Today  

The round-the-clock protest being held by fisherfolk in Kerala against the Rs 7,500 crore Vizhinjam international sea port project has completed a month, with the Pinarayi Vijayan government so far unsuccessful in breaking the impasse with the protesters and the Latin Catholic Church which is backing their cause. A decision is awaited on two other demands—halting the port’s construction till …

Kerala: High Court orders police protection for Adani's Vizhinjam port project
2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala: High Court orders police protection for Adani's Vizhinjam port project

Firstpost  

The court also directed the protestors should not trespass into the port premises and that they should agitate peacefully outside it. The construction work at the port should not be obstructed, the court ordered Kochi: The Kerala High Court directed the state government to provide police protection to Vizhinjam port, an Adani Ports’ under construction project, which is facing protests …

Kerala High Court Directs To Grant Police Protection To Adani Ports For Completion Of Vizhinjam Project
2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala High Court Directs To Grant Police Protection To Adani Ports For Completion Of Vizhinjam Project

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday allowed the petition for police protection to the employees and workmen of M/S Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt Ltd., and its contracting company, Howe Engineering Construction, and also for free ingress and egress to the construction site. Justice Anu Sivaraman while allowing the petition, observed that there is "no doubt in my mind that the …

Vizhinjam Port: Kerala High Court Asks Whether Protesting Fishermen Can Halt Construction Work
2 years, 3 months ago

Vizhinjam Port: Kerala High Court Asks Whether Protesting Fishermen Can Halt Construction Work

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Monday questioned if the fishermen, protesting against construction of Vizhinjam International Seaport by the Adani group, can halt a Project which had all the requisite permissions.While considering the petitions filed by M/S Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt Ltd and its contracting company Howe Engineering Projects, seeking protection for their employees and property,. The Kerala High Court …

Vizhinjam Protests: Adani Ports Move Kerala High Court Seeking Police Protection
2 years, 3 months ago

Vizhinjam Protests: Adani Ports Move Kerala High Court Seeking Police Protection

Live Law  

Adani Ports, which is constructing the Vizhinjam International Seaport, and its contracting company Howe Engineering Projects, have approached the Kerala High Court seeking protection for their employees from those protesting against the project.The plea Adani Ports, which is constructing the Vizhinjam International Seaport, and its contracting company Howe Engineering Projects, have approached the Kerala High Court seeking protection for their …

Govt. to forge ahead with Vizhinjam project
2 years, 4 months ago

Govt. to forge ahead with Vizhinjam project

The Hindu  

Kerala State government has dug its heels in on the position that the administration and Adani group will forge ahead with the construction of the Vizhinjam port despite escalating protests by the Thiruvananthapuram Latin Catholic archdiocese-backed coastal community. The government laid its cards in the Assembly on Tuesday while rejecting an Opposition motion to adjourn the House to discuss the …

Adani eyes infrastructure ventures in Sri Lanka
3 years, 1 month ago

Adani eyes infrastructure ventures in Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

The Adani Group will explore infrastructure partnerships in Sri Lanka, apart from developing a Colombo Port terminal, chairman Gautam Adani said following meetings with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and PM Mahinda Rajapaksa. In addition to developing Colombo Port’s Western Container Terminal, the Adani Group will explore other infrastructure partnerships. India’s strong bonds with Sri Lanka are anchored to centuries’ old historic …

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani calls on Sri Lankan President
3 years, 1 month ago

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani calls on Sri Lankan President

The Hindu  

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani on Monday called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, weeks after his company sealed a deal with the state-owned Sri Lanka Ports Authority to develop and run the strategic Colombo Port’s Western Container Terminal. Ahmedabad-headquartered Indian multinational conglomerate Adani Group last month entered into an agreement with the Sri Lanka government owned Port …

Adani signs $700-mn deal for Lanka port
3 years, 2 months ago

Adani signs $700-mn deal for Lanka port

The Hindu  

Adani group on Thursday signed a more than $700-million agreement with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and conglomerate John Keells Holdings, becoming the largest foreign investor in the island nation’s ports sector. The commencement of the Colombo West International Container Terminal is expected to add more than 3 million annual TEU capacity to the Port of Colombo “With the signing …

Adani Group to invest in Colombo Port terminal, says Gotabaya
3 years, 11 months ago

Adani Group to invest in Colombo Port terminal, says Gotabaya

The Hindu  

In his government’s first admission yet of Indian involvement in developing a container terminal at the strategically coveted Colombo Port, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday said 49% of the investment will come from the “Adani Group and other stakeholders”. President Rajapaksa was addressing representatives of the Port’s worker unions, amid their persisting resistance to any foreign involvement in the proposed …

Adani Group set to develop Sri Lanka’s East Container Terminal in Colombo port
4 years, 1 month ago

Adani Group set to develop Sri Lanka’s East Container Terminal in Colombo port

Live Mint  

India’s Adani Group is the front-runner to develop Sri Lanka’s stalled East Container Terminal in Colombo port, people with knowledge of the matter said, helping billionaire Gautam Adani expand his port business overseas. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. and a local partner received an in-principle approval to sign a deal with Sri Lanka Ports Authority, which will hold …

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