The State government has invited the Adani Group for discussions on how to take the Vizhinjam seaport project ahead in the face of the protracted agitation spearheaded by the Latin archdiocese, Thiruvananthapuram.
Earlier, the Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt. Ltd. (AVPPL), the multi-port operator tasked with the execution of the ambitious project, demanded the State to compensate a loss of around ₹78.70 crore it incurred on account of the long-drawn strike.
The issue has then snowballed into a controversy with Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd. (VISL), the State government company which oversees the project, requesting the State government to recoup the loss from protesters in the line of High Court directive that loss incurred by the State due to the protest of political parties should be recovered from the protesters themselves. The Latin archdiocese has questioned the move by asking the State to compensate the loss suffered by the fishermen due to the port work.
