PSA, Programme for Social Action (2017) The Vizhinjam port: Dream or disaster social impacts of the port. Programme for Social Action (PSA), India.
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The Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Port was awarded to the sole bidder Adani Ports SEZ in 2015 by the previous Congress-led UDF (United Democratic Front) government in Kerala, almost half a century after the project was first mooted1 and 20 years after the proceedings started in 1995. Touted by the government as a dream project and by many others as an economic disaster, the project has been mired in controversy and allegations of governmental misconduct. This report is an attempt to bring together the various issues surrounding the Vizhinjam port and critically evaluate the project for what it actually is, its true costs and benefits. Supporters of the port see it as a "game changing" project that will alter the developmental fortunes of Kerala and cite Vizhinjam's proximity to the international East-West shipping route, deep natural draft and reduction in import/export cost as the main rationale behind the project. However, many stakeholders and experts claim that the reality is far from the rosy picture painted by the government. Apart from being an economically unviable project, the port can have very real adverse impacts on the region's marine and coastal ecology, livelihoods of local population and tourism. Further, related legal and regulatory issues including the lack of transparency in the contract award process has also been a subject of criticism from various quarters.
| Item Type: | Books |
|---|---|
| Class Number: | 410.VIZ001 |
| Keywords: | Port Management, Economic Impact, Environmental Impact, Social Impact, Livelihoods |
| Subjects: | Fisheries Trade |
| Depositing User: | Varsha V icsf |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2022 10:16 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2022 10:16 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/5236 |
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