The Vizhinjam project, a small port infrastructure project, has faced interference from the Sri Lankan government, with President Renil Wikramesinge reportedly demanding assurances from the Indian government regarding the handling of export-import cargo by the Colombo port.

G Govinda Menon, a member of the first survey team that studied the feasibility of Vizhinjam Port for modern trade in the late 1940s, revisits the port.