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Modi to launch Rs 13,000 crore projects in Chennai
Hindustan Times··6d ago
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch development projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore in Chennai on Sunday. The visit includes the Porur-Poonamallee stretch of Chennai Metro Phase II. The Phase II project is being developed at an outlay of Rs 4,900 crore. Modi will ride the new Metro line with Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay.
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What It Means For You
- The corridor includes a 3.7-km double-decker structure and signalling meant for driverless operations.
- Officials said the stretch aims to cut travel time between western suburbs and the city centre.
- Modi will also dedicate the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras.
What's Happening
- The Metro ride is planned from Porur Bypass Station to Poonamallee Bypass Station and back.
- He will inaugurate five Amrit Stations at Palani, Vellore Cantonment, Ambasamudram, Paramakudi and Namakkal.
- Projects span highways, railways, ports, petroleum and education sectors, the government said.
Other Stops On The Visit
- Modi will launch a mission to map more than 100 human brains into three-dimensional atlases.
- He will release C-STROKE, an ischaemic stroke atlas with over 1,000 annotated microscopic sections.
- He is also due at the golden jubilee of Jaigopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
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