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The Dollar Business Bureau Nirmala Sitharaman met Takehiko Nakao, President, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and appreciated the Bank's efforts for infrastructure development in India. She said that the Government would help the States to have the infrastructure projects funding. The minister discussed the progress in the Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC). She further mentioned that the Northern Extension of the ECEC from Vizag to Odisha and West Bengal is important and ADB should accelerate the work thereon. The Minister also mentioned that the Southern extension from Chennai to Kanyakumari should include extension up to The Minister also mentioned that the Southern extension from Chennai to Kanyakumari should include extension up to Kollachal Port and even at Vizhinjam, as this would accrue several economic benefits to these ...

Source: PTI Taking a major step forward on the state's ambitious Rs 7,500 crore Vizhinjam deep sea port project, Kerala government and Adani Ports decided to sign the construction agreement on August 17. The decision was taken at a meeting by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy with Adani Ports Officials, including the company's Executive Director Karan Adani. It was also decided to start the construction work on November 1, the state's formation day, Ports Minister K Babu told reporters after the meeting. Karan Adani said that even though the construction period is four years as per the agreement, the company plans to complete the work in two years. Babu said that the CM would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...