Visakhapatnam–Chennai Industrial Corridor (VCIC), also Vizag–Chennai Industrial Corridor, is a key part of the East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC), India’s first coastal corridor. VCIC is aligned with the Golden Quadrilateral and is
poised to play a critical role in driving India’s Act East Policy and Make in India
campaign. The nearly 800-kilometer corridor links India with the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asian economies that form the bedrock of global manufacturing economy
The corridor traverses nine districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh. VCIC intends to
complement the ongoing efforts of the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) to
enhance industrial growth and create high quality jobs.
VCIC supports Government of India (GOI)’s strategy to develop industrial corridors of
international standards for expanding its manufacturing and services sectors, and
creating modern urban centers connected by state-of-the-art infrastructure. GOI
has selected the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as the lead partner for developing
the ECEC, which will run from Kolkata (in West Bengal) to Kanyakumari (in Tamil
Nadu). The conceptualization and development of VCIC has received major support
from ADB, which carried out analytical work determining the kind of infrastructure
and institutional investments necessary to drive manufacturing-led growth in consultation with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, GOI.
NewGen UAS Pvt. Ltd worked with TIDCO to carryout Drone based
aerial imaging to facilitate develop masterplans for the first phase
of Chennai Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC). The first phase
consists of four industrial growth areas centred around Madurai,
Virudhnagar, Tirunelveli and Thootukudi.
An area of 48 sq.kms in Madurai, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi are
mapped using Bramor PPX drone. 25 GCP points were collected to geo-reference the
Aerial Images.
