TIDCO has proposed to establish a Heavy Engineering Components Manufacturing Hub in an area of about 700 acres in the Ponneri Taluk of Tiruvallur District to accommodate shipbuilding support units, electrical and other engineering industries including auto component industries.

The project is proposed to be developed in two phases. The first phase will be developed in 400 acres of grazing ground poramboke land and the second phase will be developed in the remaining land. Land alienation processes are underway.