Modi to unveil projects worth ₹13,000 crore in Chennai on Sunday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Chennai to inaugurate and lay the foundation for infrastructure projects worth ₹13,000 crore. The projects span multiple sectors including metro rail, highways, railways, and scientific research facilities.
Why it matters
These infrastructure developments are expected to significantly improve connectivity and urban mobility in the Chennai metropolitan region.
Mr. Modi, in a post on X, said he would inaugurate and lay foundation stone for development works worth over ₹13,000 crore in Chennai on Sunday. He went on to mention some of the projects across the Metro Rail, highway, railway, port, petroleum, and scientific research sectors.
Mr. Modi is scheduled to travel on the Chennai Metro from Porur Bypass station to Poonamallee Bypass station and return around 11.30 a.m. He will then visit the Jalakandeswarar temple at 12.15 p.m. and tour the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre on the IIT-Madras campus.
Around 1.30 p.m., he will launch the development projects, and around 3 p.m., attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Jaigopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School.
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