Security has been beefed up following the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai today.
Prime Minister Modi is visiting Chennai today for the first time since the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) came to power in Tamil Nadu. The Prime Minister is also laying the foundation stone for new projects worth Rs 31,400 crore on behalf of the central and state government departments and launching completed projects. Heavy security arrangements have been made in Chennai for the Prime Minister's visit. Governor RN Ravi, Chief Minister MK Stalin and Union Ministers are participating in the function which will be held at the Chennai Nehru Indoor Stadium.
It has been announced that Prime Minister Modi will leave Chennai for Hyderabad on a flight belonging to the Indian Air Force and will arrive at the Chennai airport at 5.15 pm after attending a function there. The Prime Minister is to be welcomed by the Chief Minister and the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
The Prime Minister will be flown by helicopter from the airport to the INS base in Adyar, from where he will arrive at the Nehru Indoor Stadium at 5.45 pm. As a result, 22,000 police personnel have been deployed across Chennai.
75 km away at Rs. PM opens Madurai-Theni railway line upgraded at a cost of Rs 500 crore Similarly, the 30 km distance between Tambaram and Chengalpattu will cost Rs. The Prime Minister is going to dedicate the 590 crore railway line to the people.
The Chennai-Bangalore route via Andhra Pradesh will cover 262 km at a cost of Rs 14,870 crore. The Prime Minister is laying the foundation stone for a Rs 5,850 crore two-lane four-lane high-speed road between the expressway and Chennai Port-Maduravayal at a cost of Rs 5,850 crore. / p>
Chennai Egmore, Rameswaram, Madurai, Katpadi and Kanyakumari railway stations are to be renovated at a cost of Rs 1,800 crore. A multi-model logistics park is being set up at Muppet near Chennai to improve freight traffic. The Prime Minister is laying the groundwork for projects worth Rs 28,500 crore, including these.
Similarly, the Rs 850 crore 115 km stretch between Ennore and Chengalpattu will be completed. The length of the natural gas pipeline project is 271 km between Tiruvallur and Bangalore. He is also dedicating a Rs 910 crore natural gas pipeline project to the country. Provides beneficiaries with 1,152 houses completed at a cost of Rs.116 crore in Chennai as part of the low cost housing scheme under the Prime Minister's Urban Housing Scheme.
After that, Chief Minister Stalin presents welfare demands to the people of Tamil Nadu. Later, Prime Minister Modi will return to Delhi overnight after concluding the program.
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