Mr. Modi also gave the army the Arjun Mk-1A indigenous main battle tank, which was designed and developed by a Chennai-based DRDO unit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled several key projects in Tamil Nadu on Sunday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium. He also Handover of the local Arjun Mk-1A main battle tank, designed and developed for the Army by a Chennai-based DRDO unit.
In the presence of Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Prime Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and other dignitaries, Modi inaugurated the Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase I expansion, which was completed at a cost of £ 3,770. He also commissioned the passenger traffic from Washermenpet to Wimco Nagar. This 9.05 km extension would connect northern Chennai to the airport and main train stations.
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The Prime Minister also laid the groundwork for the expansion, renovation and modernization of the Grand Anicut Canal System. The canal is important for irrigation in the Cauvery Delta districts of Tamil Nadu. Modernization of this canal will be commenced at a cost of £ 2,640 crore and will result in an improvement in the water carrying capacity of the canals.
Mr. Modi inaugurated the fourth railway line between #Chennai Beach and Attipattu. This 22.1 km stretch, which was built at a cost of £ 293.40 million, crosses the Chennai and Tiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu and will facilitate traffic from the Chennai port.
He opened the railroad electrification of a single line section in Villupuram-Cuddalore-Mayiladuthurai-Thanjavur and Mayiladuthurai-Tiruvarur in Tamil Nadu. The £ 423 Crore project electrified the 228km route.
Electrifying this route would allow traffic to flow freely without changing traction between Chennai Egmore and Kanniyakumari and would save £ 14.61 per day in fuel costs, an official press release said.
Mr. Modi also unveiled the cornerstone for the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras Discovery Campus. The campus is being built in Thaiyur near #Chennai in the first phase on an area of 2 lakh square meters at an estimated price of 1,000 crore.
Deputy CM O. Panneerselvam, Assembly Speaker P. Dhanapal, Industry Minister MC Sampath and General Secretary Rajeev Ranjan were in the slides.
AIADMK-BJP political leaders, including the DMDK, were in attendance.
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