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Another extension for Vizhinjam port project?

19 September 2019

With the December 2019 time frame set to commission Phase I of the International Multi-purpose Deepwater Seaport project at Vizhinjam by Adani Group to be missed, the big question is when will the private multi-port operator complete the first phase.

For Adani Vizhinjam Ports Ltd (AVPL), the multi-port operator tasked with the execution of the ambitious PPP project, this is the second time that the target is being missed. The Adani Group is known for completing all infra projects undertaken by...

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Vizhinjam project Phase I by Oct 2020

15 February 2019

The private operator tasked with building the superstructure and operating the international multipurpose deepwater seaport at Vizhinjam here has announced commissioning of the project’s first phase by October 2020.

Rajesh Jha, Chief Executive Officer, Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Ltd (AVPPL), said at a press meet here on Thursday, Feb. 14, that 98% of piling for the container berth had been completed and efforts to mobilise granite to complete the remaining 2.5-km section of the breakwater were...

https://container-news.com/vizhinjam-port-phase-i-oct-2020/

Rail tunnel for Vizhinjam port connectivity

8 February 2019

On completion, the 9.02-km tunnel will be the second longest one in India

A 10.7-km railway line, including a 9.02-km tunnel, has been proposed to connect the upcoming Vizhinjam International Multipurpose Deepwater Seaport to the railway network.

The 9.02-km tunnel, mooted by Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) from near the Balaramapuram station on the Kanyakumari-Thiruvananthapuram railway line, will be the second longest railway tunnel of the country on completion.

The KRCL, in its draft...

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