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Modi to Launch Chennai Projects Worth Over Rs 13,000 Crore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Chennai on Sunday.
He will launch or open projects worth more than Rs 13,000 crore.
These include part of the Chennai Metro and several road projects.
Some of the roads are meant to make travel through nearby areas easier.
Railway projects will also be opened.
Modi is also expected to ride the Metro and visit a research centre at IIT Madras.
He will pray at a temple and attend a school celebration.
The report does not give the calendar date of the Sunday visit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Chennai on Sunday and launch or inaugurate development projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore.
Projects include the Poonamallee–Vadapalani section of Chennai Metro Phase II, built at a cost of Rs 4,900 crore.
He will inaugurate two highway sections and lay the foundation stone for the Thiruvarur Bypass; national highway projects total around Rs 3,700 crore.
Railway infrastructure projects worth over Rs 750 crore will also be inaugurated.
Modi is also scheduled to ride the Chennai Metro, visit IIT Madras’s Brain Centre, pray at Jalakandeswarar Temple, and attend a school’s Golden Jubilee celebrations.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- He is scheduled to launch or inaugurate development projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore and attend other engagements.
- Where
- Chennai and other locations in Tamil Nadu, including the named highway project areas.
- When
- Sunday; the report is dated October 10 but does not specify the year or the calendar date of the visit.
- Why
- The projects are intended to improve metro, highway, railway and regional connectivity; the report also lists ceremonial and institutional visits.
Project benefits
Reported project details
Transport improvements
Project benefits
The report says the highway projects are intended to improve connectivity to pilgrimage, industrial and commercial centres and ease traffic around Madurai and Thiruvarur.
Reported project details
The report describes the projects and their stated aims but does not include criticism, opposing views, or independent assessments of their likely effects.
Key facts
- Total project value
- Over Rs 13,000 crore
- Chennai Metro project
- Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch of Phase II, built at Rs 4,900 crore
- National Highway projects
- Around Rs 3,700 crore
- Railway infrastructure projects
- Over Rs 750 crore
- NH-744 section
- 36-km, four-laned Vadugapatti–Therkuvenganallur section
- NH-744A section
- 30-km, four-laned Madurai Ring Road section
- Other scheduled engagements
- Metro ride, IIT Madras Brain Centre walkthrough, Jalakandeswarar Temple visit, and school Golden Jubilee celebrations
Sources
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