VOC Port at Thoothukudi. | Photo credit: N. Rajesh
As Tamil Nadu prepares for election battleits southern parts, once known as lagging behind the development process, are struggling to shed the image that stuck to them.
Although it is too early to draw any conclusions about the lasting beneficial impact of the process, the region has received much more attention in recent years than in the past. In the last eight months, two important events have taken place in Thoothukudi district itself: the establishment of an electric vehicle manufacturing plant by VinFast and the commissioning of the first 660 MW supercritical thermal power plant by the Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation.
Published – 08 Apr 2026 00:06 IST
