The EIA is being conducted by a consortium of L&T-Ramboll and Asian Consulting Engineers.
The EIA will assess the potential impact of the project on marine life and ecology, among other environmental issues.
Joshi also said Aecom, the global firm roped in as a consultant on the project, will reach the port site anytime now for an inspection. This inspection will be crucial in floating the global EPC tender.
Joshi was here as part of a delegation led by the State PWD Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju to study concrete roads in the city.
Kunju said his government will convert the 25-km Seaport-Airport Road in Kochi into concrete and expressed hope that work could begin before the monsoon.
Earlier this month, the Foreign Ministry had given a green signal f