Thiruvananthapuram: Government order to increase the compensation in Vizhinjam project. The compensation amount has been increased to Rs 4.20 lakh for the Kattamara workers who lost their livelihood partially as part of the project work. 53 workers will get compensation under this item. The government has sanctioned 2 crore 22 lakh rupees for this purpose.
The compensation amount was recommended by the appeal committee meeting chaired by the district collector. The amount has been sanctioned by the government for 7 years during which the construction has taken 180 working days per year. In the discussion held by the fishermen with the government, they demanded to increase the compensation amount.
