New Delhi, Feb 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on March 1. He will address public meetings and dedicate and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth over ₹7,000 crore, an official said on Friday.
The Prime Minister will arrive in Chennai on Saturday evening and will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth over ₹2,700 crore in Puducherry on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon, the Prime Minister will travel to Madurai and address a public meeting and launch projects worth over ₹4,400 crore. At around 4 p.m., the Prime Minister will offer prayers at the Arulmigu Subramaniaswamy Temple in Tirupparankundram, Madurai.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the four-laning of the Marakkanam-Puducherry section of NH-332A and the Paramakudi-Ramanathapuram section of NH-87. The four-laning of the Marakkanam-Puducherry section will help reduce traffic congestion in Puducherry’s urban areas and reduce travel time by approximately 50 percent to 30 minutes.
The statement said that he will inaugurate rail infrastructure projects aimed at enhancing passenger convenience, improving operational efficiency, and strengthening rail-based connectivity in the state.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate eight redeveloped railway stations under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. These redeveloped railway stations are Morappur, Bommidi, Srivilliputhur, Sholavandan, Manaparai, Pollachi Junction, Karaikudi Junction, and Tiruvarur Junction in Tamil Nadu.
In Puducherry, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the 750-acre Karasur-Sedarpet Industrial Estate, which will house a pharma park, textile park, IT park, state-of-the-art research and development centre of IIT Madras and advanced healthcare facilities of JIPMER, giving a major boost to industrial growth and employment generation in the region.
