CHENNAI: just ahead of the meeting elections in Tamil Nadu, prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated some completed tasks, inclusive of phase-1 extension of Chennai Metro Rail, and laid basis stones for some others. He exceeded over the indigenously designed, developed and manufactured Arjun important war Tank (MK-1 A) to the military.
The initiatives of the state and imperative governments, geared toward taking Tamil Nadu to a higher increase trajectory, had been released at a packed Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai.
Flanked by means of chief minister Edappadi ok Palaniswami and deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam, Modi commissioned the passenger offerings of Chennai Metro Rail among Washermenpet and Wimco Nagar. The phase-1 extension of the metro rail, costing Rs 3,770 crore, covers a distance of 9.05km, linking North Chennai with the Airport and vital railway station.
Interestingly, the Union budget had these days outlined the ‘principal counterpart funding’ to Chennai Metro Rail’s section II covering 118.9km at Rs sixty three,246 crore, the muse stone of which turned into laid by using Union home minister Amit Shah in November. The state has been persistently traumatic early approval below the 50:50 equity sharing version.
Arjun predominant war Tank (MK-1A), which the PM exceeded over to the navy, has been designed, advanced and manufactured by means of combat motors studies and improvement establishment (CVRDE, Avadi) of the Defence research and development enterprise (DRDO), along with 15 educational establishments, 8 laboratories and MSMEs.
All through his speech, the top Minister said, “Tamil Nadu is already a main vehicle production hub of India. Now, I see, Tamil Nadu evolving because the tank manufacturing hub of India. This tank made in Tamil Nadu will be used inside the northern border to keep the kingdom safe.”
The high Minister also inaugurated railway electrification of a single line Villupuram-Cuddalore-Mayiladuthurai-Thanjavur and Mayiladuthurai-Tiruvarur segment. The electrification of the 228km segment --finished at Rs 433 crore -- might assist save Rs 14.61 lakh according to day on fuel price.
The PM laid the muse stone for the bold programme of the nation PWD, the portfolio held by using the leader minister -- extension, renovation and modernisation of the Grand Anicut canal system at Rs 2,640 crore.
The public works department has already tendered five packages of the venture at Rs 1,036.70 crore. Budalur, Thanjavur, Papanasam, Orathanadu, Pattukkottai and Karambagudi taluks in Thanjavur and Pudukkottai districts will enjoy the scheme. “that is to attain the needful state of preparedness to head in advance with mission negotiation with the Asian Infrastructure investment financial institution,” a government order stated, at the same time as sanctioning the programs.
The PM additionally laid the inspiration stone for putting in place IIT-Madras Discovery Campus in Thaiyur near Chennai. The challenge will come up in an area of lakh square at Rs 1,000 crore within the first section.
The nation government had sent invitations to all sitting MLAs, which includes the opposition legislators and the chief of the opposition M ok Stalin, but the competition did now not turn up. The AIADMK allies -- the PMK, the DMDK and AISMK and others -- took part.
