Chennai, Mar 15 (UNI) Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday announced that electronics component technology for
the Hyperloop project will be developed at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
He visited the Hyperloop testing facility at IIT Madras Discovery Campus and witnessed a live demonstration.
Mr Ashwini Vaishnaw the 410-meter-long Hyperloop test tube located at IIT Chennai is the longest Hyperloop test facility in Asia.
Talking to reporters, the Minister said the entire testing system for Hyperloop transportation has
been developed using indigenous technologies, and congratulated all the young innovators for this achievement.
He exuded confidence that India will soon be ready for Hyperloop transportation, as the Hyperloop transportation technology, which is currently under development, has yielded good results in the
tests conducted so far.
The Railway Ministry has been provided financial funding and technical assistance to the Hyperloop project, and now, all the electronics technology for this Hyperloop project will be developed at ICF Chennai.
Mr Ashwini said that highly skilled experts at the ICF Rail coach making factory have successfully developed electronics systems for Vande Bharat high-speed trains, and the electronics technology
for this Hyperloop project will also be developed at ICF.
The Minister congratulated the young innovators team of IIT Chennai and the Avishkar organization for this successful testing.
Later, the Minister visited the IIT Chennai campus in Guindy at around 1600 hrs, where he inspected the exhibition organized by the IIT's Center for Innovation titled Open House 2025 till about 1900 hrs. He interacted with students and young innovators.
During the interaction, he said that India will become a leading country in all sectors under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He said the youth are performing efficiently in the fields of data science, artificial intelligence, and semiconductors, and that India has the highest number of skilled youth in the world, who will play
a significant role in making India a developed nation.
He also announced that presently there are five semiconductor facilities operational in the country and the first India made semiconductor will be rolled out by the end of this year.
The Minister presented prizes and shields to the winners of the innovation competition held during
the exhibition and encouraged them to create more new inventions.
Prof V. Kamakoti, Director of IIT Chennai, was also present at the event.
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