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Kerala invites bids to develop the port Azhikkal
Close on the heels of Ponnani port, the Kerala Government has invited global bids for the development of yet another port, Azhikkal in Kannur district, as a public-private partnership (PPP) project.
Azhikkal is one of the six among 17 notified ports identified by the
State Government for development through the PPP route. Azhikkal is one
of the oldest ports in the State and is located midway between the major
ports of Mangalore and Kochi.
Project report
The development of the port is expected to catalyse the development of
the north Malabar region as also the Coorg region of Karnataka. The
development of the port has been pending for more than a decade and the
first project report was prepared by ICICI-Kinfra, a joint venture
between ICICI and the State-owned Kerala Industrial Infrastructure
Development Corporation (Kinfra),in association with Howai India. The
ocean study was done by L&T Ramboll. The proposal was for the
creation of berthing and allied facilities for cargo and container ships
and a ship-repairing yard. An oil jetty, dry dock and facilities for
cruise liners also were also parts of the project. The Government, a
couple of years ago, appointed Deloitte India Ltd. to rework the project
in the light of a Union Government proposal to include the port in the
National Maritime Development Programme. Though the project report is
ready, the Central proposal has remained on paper even after two years,
which prompted the Government to take up the project through the PPP
route. The total cost was originally estimated around Rs 1,750 crore.
The project was to be implemented in modules with construction of
berthing and related facilities to be taken up in the first module. The
Government has already spent Rs 20 crore during the past four years for
developmental activities.
Source: Hindu Business Line
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