🚢 A ₹38,000 Crore Shipyard and a Space Facility for Thoothukudi

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Two landmark projects for southern Tamil Nadu came together at the Secretariat on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in the presence of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay and Industries Minister S. Keerthana.

The Shipyard

• A delegation of HD Hyundai (HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering) called on the Chief Minister about setting up a shipbuilding project in Thoothukudi.
• Investment of about ₹38,000 crore, generating around 15,000 direct jobs.
• A greenfield yard for large commercial vessels, supported by a State company formed with SIPCOT and the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority.
• Ancillary industries and suppliers are expected to grow around the yard.

The Space Manufacturing Facility

• Tamil Nadu and IN-SPACe signed an agreement to set up a Common Technical Facility for space manufacturing.
• It will be located at Allikulam in Thoothukudi district, near the upcoming Kulasekarapattinam spaceport.
• IN-SPACe will provide testing equipment worth up to ₹100 crore — vibration, shock, thermal-vacuum and EMI/EMC testing and launch vehicle assembly; the State, through TIDCO, will provide land, buildings and utilities.
• Private companies making satellites, rocket parts, propulsion and avionics will be able to use it, cutting their costs and time.

Why It Matters

Together, a shipyard and a space park could make Thoothukudi one of India’s most important industrial hubs, bringing high-skill jobs to the south. The same day the Chief Minister also met Cognizant’s Rajesh Warrier and NASSCOM’s leadership, and reviewed the Transport Department.

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