New Delhi, Feb 12 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala on February 14, to lay the foundation stones for several key projects, the government said here on Friday.
Furnishing details of the Prime Minister's visit to Tamil Nadu, the government said that Mr Modi will inaugurate the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I extension, completed at a cost of Rs 3770 crore.
He will commission the passenger services from Washermenpet to Wimco Nagar. This 9.05 km long extension will link North Chennai with the Airport and Central Railway Station.
The PM will inaugurate the fourth Railway line between Chennai Beach and Attipattu. This 22.1 km section, laid at a cost of Rs 293.40 crore, traverses through Chennai and Thiruvallur Districts and will ease out traffic from Chennai Port.
The section connects the Chennai Port and Ennore Port and passes through major yards, providing operational flexibility for the movement of trains.
He will also inaugurate the Railway Electrification of single line section in Villupuram - Cuddalore - Mayiladuthurai - Thanjavur and Mayiladuthurai-Thiruvarur. Completed at a cost of Rs 423 crore.
The electrification of this 228 km route will enable free flow of traffic without the need for a change of traction between Chennai Egmore and Kanyakumari and result in saving of Rs.14.61 lakh per day on fuel cost.
During the event, the Prime Minister will hand over the State-of-the-Art Arjun Main Battle Tank (MK-1A) to the Indian Army. This Battle Tank has been indigenously designed, developed and manufactured by CVRDE, DRDO along with 15 academic institutions, eight labs and several MSMEs.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the extension, renovation and modernization of the Grand Anicut Canal System. The canal is important for irrigation in the delta districts.
The modernisation of this canal will be taken up at a cost of Rs 2,640 crore, and will lead to an improvement in the water carrying capacity of the canals.
A foundation stone for the Discovery Campus of IIT Madras will also be laid by Mr Modi. The Campus will be built at Thaiyur near Chennai at an estimated cost of Rs 1000 crore in the first phase, over an area of 2 lakh sqm.
In Kerala, too, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation several key projects.
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