Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways and Coasts, IIT – Discovery Campus at Chennai in Tamil Nadu tomorrow. Under the Sagarmala Programme, the centre has been established in IIT Chennai at a cost of 77 Crore rupees.<br />''<br />''The institute acts as a technological arm of the Ministry and develops cutting-edge technologies and application products to provide solutions to various challenges faced by the Ports and Shipping Sector. The Institute has world-class capabilities for undertaking 2D and 3D investigations of research and consultancy nature for the Port, Coastal, and Waterway sector across all disciplines. It also empowers Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiatives of the country.<br />