Thiruvananthapuram, June 22 (KNN) Kerala Minister for Ports Ahammed Devarkovil said on Wednesday that the Adani-run Vizhinjam Port will be commercially commissioned in May 2024.

The estimated cost of construction is Rs 7,700 crore, informed the Minister.

About 90 per cent of the port construction work has been completed, he said and the first ship from China, carrying cranes for use in premises, will be docking at Vizhinjam in September as an Onam gift to the people of Kerala. 

Addressing a meet-the-press programme, he said, “The port will have a berth of 800 metres, and the work for 400 metres is complete. Any big ship in the world can dock at a 400-metre berth.”

The breakwater structure construction planned at 3,100 metres is progressing, and as of now, 2,350 metres have been completed.

The Minister said there is no shortage in the availability of boulders for the breakwater structure as boulders have been brought from Tamil Nadu, and seven quarries in Kerala were given permission to meet the requirement.

Talking about the developments, he said, "I had personally met the Tamil Nadu minister, and now we have a steady supply from there. Boulders are now being stored and will be deposited in the sea after the monsoon season.”  (KNN Bureau)