According to a report by the Print Newspaper on November 28, on November 25, TRB Rajaa, the Industrial Minister of Tamil Nadu, and P Rajeev, the Industrial Minister of Kerala, held their first high-level meeting, aiming to promote industrial cooperation between the two states, with a focus on beach sand mining and the construction of intelligent transportation systems. This meeting is a rare example of inter-state industrial collaboration in southern India, aiming to leverage Kerala's technical expertise to develop Tamil Nadu's resource endowments. In terms of sand mining, the 185-acre land under the Kuttam Solar Power Project (KSPP) in Tamil Nadu is rich in beach sand minerals, with a heavy mineral content of 36%, estimated total mineral reserves of 14.2 million tons, and about 15%-22% titanium iron ore. In response, Kerala proposed establishing a strategic joint venture in Tamil Nadu, with the Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited (KMML) holding a majority stake (51%), KSPP holding 38%, and the Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited (TAMIL) and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) jointly holding 11%. Tamil Nadu officials stated that the project is still in its early stages, but both mining and value-added processing must be completed within Tamil Nadu. In terms of intelligent transportation, the Kerala government suggested promoting cooperation between two Kerala state-owned enterprises, Kerala Electronics Development Limited (KELTROL) and Malabar Cements, and Tamil Nadu state-owned enterprises. Kerala officials said that Kerala hopes to learn from Tamil Nadu's investment promotion model to enhance the professionalism of its own system. In response, Tamil Nadu officials expressed willingness to cooperate with Kerala in areas such as AI-driven traffic law enforcement systems, digital governance, tourism cooperation, and entrepreneurial exchanges.
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