Thiruvananthapuram, May 2 -- After decades of hurdles, setbacks and challenges Vizhinjam Port finally came to life and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

The Vizhinjam International Deepwater Seaport in Kerala was conceptualised in 1991 and to its current operational status in 2025, the project has navigated through numerous hurdles -- legal, environmental, logistical, and financial.

The vision to establish a deep-sea port at Vizhinjam was first set in motion in 1991. However, for next two decades, the project saw repeated failures due to security concerns, legal disputes during bidding, and a persistent lack of investor interest.

A major breakthrough came in August 2015 when the Kerala government signed an agre...