Special Economic Zone designation enables Free Trade Warehousing Zone approval and grants Inland Container Depot status. Central Government notifies 50.491 hectares at Vallur and Edayanchavadi villages in Ponneri Taluk as a Special Economic Zone for a Free Trade Warehousing Zone, identifying land by specific survey numbers and citing approval under section 3 of the SEZ Act and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules. The Government constitutes an Approval Committee with specified ex officio members and State nominees for functions under section 14. The SEZ is also deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act by exercise of powers under section 53(2) of the SEZ Act.