Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala visited Vizhinjam on Monday and reviewed the progress of work on the international seaport project as part of the Sagar Parikrama Yatra Phase VII.
Government officials informed the Union Minister that the first ship is expected to dock at Vizjinjam in September this year. Phase I is expected to be completed by May 2024. M. Vincent MLA, Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd managing director Adeela Abdulla were present.
Mr. Rupala also visited the fishing net factory run by Matsyafed and the residential complex for fishermen at Muttathara. He interacted with the fishers and the workers at the net factory.
Phase VII of Sagar Parikrama Yatra, which began at Kasaragod on June 8, concluded in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.
The programme was meant to show solidarity with the fishers, fish farmers and related stakeholders, understand their problems and speed up the development of the fisheries sector, a statement said.
