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Congress leadership demanded that the port should be named after the late Oommen Chandy.
The government has issued an order increasing the compensation for catamaran fishers who will face job loss in Vizhinjam.
The Church is disappointed with the government as it feels that the promises given while settling the fisherfolk's protest have not been met yet.
Divya replaces Adeela Abdullah, who was removed two days before the official inauguration of the port.
On October 15, a grand reception will be accorded to 'Zhen Hua 15', owned by Shanghai Zhen Hua Heavy Industries Company Limited, a Chinese state-owned multinational engineering company.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Union Minister of Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal will officially receive the ship at the port on Sunday.
The port has been named the Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram. The first ship will reach Vizhinjam port on October 4.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Union Minister for Ports Sarbananda Sonowal will arrive to receive the first cargo ship in Kerala's prestigious port.
Sixty-eight fishermen have died in the last eight years in Muthalapozhi.
Sixty-eight persons lost their lives in different accidents during this period
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