Compensation to families affected by Vizhinjam port work
T'puram: State govt has provided compensation for 15 families whose livelihoods were impacted by construction of Vizhinjam port.
The govt-run Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd (VISL) in charge of developing the port and surrounding areas distributed total Rs 43 lakh to these families which included catamaran workers and fishing related load workers.
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VISL managing director Divya S Iyer distributed the compensation on Saturday.
Compensation to the tune of Rs 114.73 crore was distributed so far to 2,940 families since the beginning of the project. The fisherfolk and those working in fishing related allied jobs were identified as impacted by the project. TNN
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