India
oi-Briti Roy Barman
New Delhi, February 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate and lay the foundations for several projects in Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Sunday.
Ahead of his one-day visit to Chennai and Kochi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that numerous development works would be launched that would add speed to the fulfillment of Aatmanirbhar Bharat’s vision.
“Tomorrow, February 14, it will be in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Kochi (Kerala). Numerous development works will be launched that will add speed to fulfill the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The projects will boost the ‘Ease of life’ for our citizens” PM Modi tweeted.
These projects, including the launch of a Chennai metro project and a petrochemical complex in Kerala, will add crucial momentum to these states’ growth trajectory and help accelerate the pace for them to reach their full development potential, according to a statement. of the PMO.
PM Modi to launch Chennai metro extension and other key projects in Tamil Nadu
In Tamil Nadu, PM Modi will inaugurate the Chennai Metro Phase I extension, completed at a cost of Rs 3,770 crore, and will order passenger services from Washermenpet to Wimco Nagar.
PM Modi in Chennai will deliver to the Army the state-of-the-art Arjun tank, which has been designed and developed indigenously, and manufactured by the Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment, DRDO together with 15 academic institutions, eight laboratories and several MSMEs. .
This 9.05 km extension will link northern Chennai with the airport and the central railway station.
During his visit to Tamil Nadu, PM Modi will also inaugurate the fourth railway line between Chennai Beach and Attipattu stations.
This 22.1 km section, costing Rs 293.40 crore, runs through the Chennai and Thiruvallur districts and will facilitate traffic from the Chennai port.
This section connects the port of Chennai and the port of Ennore, and passes through the main yards, providing operational flexibility for the movement of trains, the PMO said.
PM Modi will inaugurate the electrification of a 228 km section of a single line, completed at a cost of Rs 423 crore. This will allow the free flow of traffic without the need for a traction change between Chennai Egmore and Kanyakumari and would result in a saving of Rs 14.61 lakh per day in fuel cost, it added.
It will also lay the foundation stone for the extension, renovation and modernization of the Grand Anicut Canal System and IIT Madras Discovery Campus.
The canal is important for irrigation in the delta districts and the modernization exercise will cost Rs 2,640 crore, which will lead to an improvement in its water transport capacity.
The Discovery Campus of IIT Madras will be built in Thaiyur near Chennai at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore in the first phase over an area of 2 lakh square meters.
A look at PM Modi’s schedule in Kochi
In Kerala, PM Modi will dedicate BPCL’s Derived Propylene Petrochemical Project (PDPP) to the nation. It will produce acrylates, acrylic acid and oxo-alcohol, which are currently predominantly imported, and is expected to save around Rs 3,700-4,000 crore per year in foreign exchange.
Built at a capital cost of about Rs 6 billion, the PDPP complex was installed near the refinery to achieve integration of raw material supply, utilities, off-site and other facilities, the PMO said.
It will benefit the downstream sector by saving huge costs as a result of the immediate availability of raw materials and optimized supply chain management. With its commissioning, the Kochi refinery will become the first refinery in India to produce niche petrochemicals.
PM Modi will dedicate Ro-Ro vessels to the nation in Willingdon Islands, Cochin. The International Inland Waterways Authority of India will deploy two new Roll-on / Roll-off vessels between Bolgatty and Willingdon Island on National Waterway-3.
The Ro-Ro vessels, MV Adi Shankara and MV CV Raman, will have the capacity to transport six 20-foot trucks, three 20-foot tow trucks, three 40-foot tow trucks and 30 passengers each.
The service will benefit commerce as a result of reduced transportation costs and transit time, and will also lead to less congestion on Kochi’s roads, the statement said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also inaugurate the ‘Sagarika’ international cruise terminal in the port of Cochin.
Situated at Ernakulam Wharf on Willingdon Island, it is India’s first full-blown international cruise terminal. It has state-of-the-art facilities and has been built at a cost of Rs 25.72 million.
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