One week after four months of protests at the construction site, work on a $900 million port being built by India's Adani Group in the state of Kerala will be accelerated to meet a September 2023 deadline. The state government has said that additional barges would be pushed into action, the amount of granite being consumed for the project would be doubled, and additional machinery would be brought in. Construction had been halted after protesters had said it would lead to soil erosion that would threaten their way of life. Protest leaders have reportedly declared that they had reached a compromise with the state government and would temporarily halt their protest. When finished, it will be India's first hub for container transhipment, potentially competing with Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Dubai for commerce along lucrative east-west trade routes. Contact: Adani Group Website: www.adanienterprises.com