district was declared as the tenth major seaport in India also provides container services. Tuticorin Airport is situated at Vaigaikulam and currently has flights to and from Chennai and Bengaluru. Thoothukudi is the one of the cities which is having four ways of transportation (Roadways, Railways, Airways and Seaways). Spaceport The Government of India is to set up a new Rocket launch pad near Kulasekaranpattinam in Thoothukudi district. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has begun work on its second Rocket launching pad or Spaceport, which will be Kulasekaranpattinam, Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu. Like the Sriharikota spaceport in the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Thoothukudi was selected as a spaceport due to its nearness to the equator. "A rocket launch site should be on the east coast and near the equator. And Thoothukudi district satisfies that condition", a former ISRO official stated. Education There are numerous educational institutions, colleges, schools providing education. The Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam was established in 1984 – 85 as the third constituent College of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. These include: Notable people Angela Lincy, Sportsperson who set the national record of 1.72m in high jump at the National games in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 15. Appukutty, Film actor Beela Rajesh, Former Health and Family Welfare Secretary of Tamil Nadu Charle, Film actor Cottalango Leon, Oscar awardee Dinesh Karthik, National cricketer Hari, Film director J. Kanakaraj, Former State Election Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh J. P. Chandrababu, Film actor Jaguar Thangam, Film stunt choreographer K. P. Kandasamy, Founder of the dinakaran newspaper group Ki. Rajanarayanan, Tamil folklorist and writer Ku. Alagirisami, Tamil writer Kadambur M. R. Janarthanan, Former Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Kaali Venkat, Film actor Kumaragurupara Desikar, Poet and Saivite ascetic Mari Selvaraj, Film director Maveeran Alagumuthu Kone, Freedom fighter Naveen Raja Jacob, Volleyball sportsperson Nivetha Pethuraj, Film actress Oomaithurai, Indian Poligar P. Rajagopal, Founder of Saravana Bhavan P. Sri Acharya, Tamil scholar Pon Mariappan, Barber who equipped his salon with mini library and got appreciated by PM Narendra Modi in the "Mann Ki Baat" radio programme Poomani, Tamil writer and receiver of Sahitya Akademi for his work Agnaadi R. Nallakannu, Politician and social activist R. Parthiban, Film actor Ramanichandran, Tamil romance novelist Rajendran, Film actor and stunt double S. P. Adithanar, Founder of the Dina Thanthi newspaper group S. Anantharamakrishnan, Founder of Amalgamations Group Shenbaga, Film actress