Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled projects worth Rs.231.21 Crore in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu on September 30.
- The Minister laid the foundation stone for the Tuticorin SPEEDZ (Coastal Employment Unit) land for development of Port-based Industries, spanning 1300 acres.
- Shri Sonowal also inaugurated the Smart Port projects, India’s first indigenously developed Vessel Traffic System at the cost of Rs.2.29 Crore.
- The development of indigenous system would eliminate the need of relying on proprietary and costly foreign made software solutions. He also inaugurated the Optic Fibre connectivity at a cost of Rs.1.15 Crore.
