Adani Ports to give Rs 5 lakh to kin of dead in Cyclone Ochki
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 07:46 PM
Thiruvananthapuram, April 3: Adani Ports, which is building the upcoming Rs 7,525 crore Vizhinjam Ports near Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday pledged Rs 5 lakh each to the family of the dead on account of cyclone Ockhi that struck here on November 30 last year.
The assurance was given by Adani Ports CEO Karan Adani in a meeting with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan here.
According to the Kerala government, 52 people were killed and 91 remain missing and a huge majority of these came from the two coastal villages located near the upcoming port site.
The main purpose of the visit of Adani was to meet Vijayan and request that they be given an extension of time for completing the port project as they have suffered huge damages on account of Ockhi.