India launches INR 235 crore port and digital upgrades in Tamil Nadu
Investments include climate-resilient designs for an eight hundred metre coastal revetment.
India’s Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal has rolled out port infrastructure and digital governance projects worth INR 235 crores at Chennai Port Authority and Kamarajar Port Limited.
According to the ministry, INR 129.36 crore has been allocated to projects at Chennai Port Authority, and INR 105.64 crore for Kamarajar Port Limited.
For the Chennai Port Authority, the projects include the repair and strengthening of the coastal revetment behind the Coastal Berth over about 850 metres using climate-resilient designs for INR 33.28 crores. The Minister also laid the foundation stone for the construction of a new firefighting pump house at the Oil Dock Area to meet OISD safety norms with an investment of INR 43 crores.
Another foundation stone was laid for the modernisation of Chennai Port Hospital with an investment of INR 8.08 Crores aimed at upgrading wards, operation theatres, diagnostics and support services while ensuring uninterrupted medical care.
Sonowal also inaugurated the Enterprise Business System (EBS), a SAP-based integrated digital platform that brings finance, port operations, human resources, assets, procurement and customer services onto a single backbone. The system, developed for INR 45 crore, is expected to enhance transparency, compliance and operational efficiency, significantly improving ease of doing business.
For Kamarajar Port Limited, the minister laid the foundation stone for a new boundary wall at the north-west boundary connecting the Northern Port Access Road (NPAR) for INR 1.39 crores, improving access control and logistics efficiency. He also inaugurated the rehabilitated Northern Breakwater Head at an investment of INR 105 crores.
Sonowal said the combined investments will elevate Tamil Nadu’s position as a maritime powerhouse and strengthen India’s standing in global supply chains.
