Modi opens facilities and launches projects at Chidambaranar Port

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened completed facilities and laid foundation stones for new projects at V.O. Chidambaranar Port on October 11. The package is worth 7.5368 billion rupees.

The ceremony took place by video link from Chennai. The largest project is the conversion of Berth No. 7 into a container terminal, costing 5.1719 billion rupees. A foundation stone was laid for it, rather than completion being announced.

Modi also laid the foundation for a 3 MW green hydrogen manufacturing and refuelling station. Its estimated cost is 813.3 million rupees.

Completed facilities inaugurated included a green methanol bunkering and refuelling complex costing 381.2 million rupees and a 2 MW solar power plant costing 98 million. Four electric buses, purchased for 46.7 million rupees, were also inaugurated.

Modi opened a 3.37-kilometre four-lane road linking the TTPS roundabout and Check Post-2. It cost 474.6 million rupees.

The package also includes a planned truck terminal costing 474 million rupees and three bagging machines with silos and conveyors costing 77.1 million. According to the port authority, the government intends to develop the port as a major container and green-energy hub.