Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for a slew of projects in Tamil Nadu This is his first visit to Chennai since MK Stalin became the Chief Minister. Five-tier security arrangements had been put in place ahead of the visit, with around 22,000 policemen deployed by the Greater Chennai Police.
The Prime Minister is laying the foundation stone for 11 projects in the state.
This includes laying foundation stones for five highway projects (408.77 km) and one railway project. He also inaugurated 1,152 houses built under the Light House project under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban at a cost of Rs 116 crore and a gas line project. PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for a multi-modal logistics park in Chennai to be set up at a cost of Rs 1,400 crore.
- “The focus on road construction is clearly visible. We are doing so because it is directly linked to economic prosperity. The Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway will connect two key centers of growth. The 4-lane elevated road connecting Chennai Port to Maduravoyal will make Chennai Port more efficient and the decongest city traffic,” the PM said.
- PM Modi lauds ‘outstanding’ people of Tamil Nadu during address in Chennai.Chief Minister MK Stalin issued several appeals for the Narendra Modi government during the event. “We ask PM to get back Katchatheevu Island from (Sri Lanka) to get our fishermen to fish freely in our sea. I appeal to the Government to return the central GST dues of Rs 14,006 Crores to our state. I also appeal to the PM that Tamil should be announced as an official language at the High court,” he said. He also urged the PM to give Tamil Nadu an exemption from the NEET exam.
- PM Modi hands over keys to houses built under the Lighthouse project to five beneficiaries.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, , in the presence of CM MK Stalin, today laid the foundation stone of development works worth over Rs. 31,000 crores, including the Bangalore-Chennai Expressway, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai.
- “Tamil Nadu is a leading state in terms of economic growth, rural health facilities, educational institutions. Our state is a pioneer not only in economic and other related factors but also in social justice, equality and women’s employment,” Chief Minister MK Stalin tells PM Modi in Chennai.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai.
- People in Chennai greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he holds a roadshow in the city
- Prime Minister Modi held a roadshow upon arrival in Chennai.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Chennai. Minister of State for Fisheries L Murugan and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapaddi K Palaniswami were also present. The PM was received by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi. DMK leaders and state ministers Duraimurugan and Dr K Ponmudy were also present.
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- Traffic regulations have been put in place in Chennai between 3:00 pm and 8:00 from EVR salai and Dasprakash to Chennai medical college junction.
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- Parts of the city has been decked out with BJP flags, ‘Vanakkam Modi’ posters and more. Visuals from Chennai were shared online by the BJP’s official handles ahead of the PM’s visit.
