• He also launched the electronic (e)-Port Clearance Portal.

• What? Port Infrastructure and Digital governance projects launched
• Who? Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
• Where? At Chennai Port and KPL in Chennai (TN)
• Alignment: “Viksit Bharat, Viksit Ports” programme.
• Value: Rs.235 crores, Rs.129.36 crores (Chennai Port) and Rs.105.64 crores (Kamarajar Port)
• Portal Launched: e-Port clearance portal
• Fund Support: Rs.18 lakhs (Royal Madras Yacht Club)

Budget Allocation: The investment of Rs.235 crores, encompasses Rs.129.36 crores for projects at Chennai Port and Rs.105.64 crores allocated for KPL.
About Projects launched at Chennai Port: It includes:

• Strengthening 850 metres (m) of coastal revetment using climate-resilient designs with an investment of Rs.33.28 crores
• Construction of a new firefighting pump house at the Oil Dock Area to meet Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) safety norms worth Rs.43 crores
• Modernization of Chennai Port Hospital worth Rs.8.08 crores
• Implementation of Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP)-based Enterprise Business System (EBS) integrating finance, operations, Human Resource (HR), assets and customer services at a cost of Rs.45 crores.

Key Projects at Kamarajar Port:

• New boundary wall near Northern Port Access Road worth Rs.1.39 crores
• Rehabilitation of 202m-Northern Breakwater Head using 3,055 tetrapods damaged by past cyclones at an investment of Rs.105 crores, ensuring navigational safety and uninterrupted port operations.

Other Key Initiatives Launched:
e-Port Clearance Portal: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also launched the e-Port Clearance Portal under One Nation-One Port Process (ONOP), enabling online submission and issuance of Port Clearance.
Fund for Sailing Training: He also handed over cheque worth Rs.18 lakh to the Royal Madras Yacht Club for sailing training of 20 students from Chennai Port School.
About Tamil Nadu (TN):
Chief Minister (CM) – Muthuvel Karunanidhi (M.K.) Stalin
Governor – R.N. Ravi
Capital – Chennai
National Park (NP) – Guindy NP, Mukurthi NP