Modi reaches out to south India, to inaugurate major infrastructure projects in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

By Pratiba Raman  |  First Published Mar 5, 2019, 7:28 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi will be visiting Bengaluru, Hubballi, Kalaburagi in Karnataka and Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. He will be on an inauguration-spree with many developmental programmes lined up.

Bengaluru: PM Narendra Modi will be visiting Bengaluru, Kalaburagi in Karnataka and Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. During his visits, he is slated to inaugurate and launch several beneficial schemes for the public.

In Bengaluru, the Prime Minister will dedicate the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Terminal and inaugurate the women’s hostel for students from Northeast region at Bangalore University.

Later, he will also dedicate the Super Specialty Block of KIMS, Hubballi.

Apart from this, Modi will also lay the foundation stone of the Resitement of BPCL Depot Raichur to Kalaburagi and will interact with the beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat in Kalaburagi.

The Prime Minister will be flying to Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, where he will unveil multiple projects with respect to roadways, railways and the energy sector. These projects will further strengthen the roadway and railway infrastructure in the state. It will also pave way for better, faster and cheaper transportation for people in Tamil Nadu.


The details:

1.    Roadways Sector

In a major boost to the highway infrastructure in Tamil Nadu, the PM will lay the foundation stone for the four-lane Vikravandi- Sethiyathopu section, Sethiyathopu – Cholopuram section and Cholopuram-Thanjavur section of NH-45C.

He will also lay the foundation stone for six-lane Karaipettai-Walajapet section of NH-4. For strengthening of NH-234, PM will lay the foundation stone for the widening and strengthening of carriage ways and culverts. He will also dedicate the four-lane Avinashi-Tirupur- Avinashipalayam section of NH-381 to the nation.


2.    Railways Sector

PM will dedicate the electrification of Erode-Karur-Tiruchchirapalli and Salem-Karur-Dindigul railway lines to the nation. Electrification will reduce the GHG emissions and reduce the travel time for people and goods plying on the route.


3.    Energy Sector

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Ennore LNG Terminal with a capacity of 5 MMTPA, which will help in meeting the LNG gas demand in Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states.

In addition to all these, Modi will unveil the statue of MG Ramachandran at Dr MGR Janaki College of Arts & Science for Women, Chennai, through a video link. MG Ramachandran was an actor-politician, who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for ten years between 1977 and 1987.

The Prime Minister will also interact with the beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat at Kancheepuram.

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