Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palanisami laid foundation stone for proposed new medical college to come up at Orathur, Nagapattinam District. The estimated cost of new medical college is  Rs 365 crore. The State govt planning to set up one medical college each in all districts of the state. The govt announced new infrastructure projects in the districts include fishing harbour at Arucottuthurai at cost of Rs 150 crore, a food processing park in 250 acres of land at Vedaranyam and agriculture research centre at Vedaranyam.