Union Secretary for Shipping K. Mohandas, who reviewed the progress of the work on the International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam, issued orders for the completion of all dredging work for the project to be completed by the end of September, reported The Hindu.

Mohandas has asked the private company entrusted with the dredging operations to deploy special vessels to meet the requirement for clearing large areas where hard surface has been encountered.