Tamil Nadu: PM Modi launches projects worth over Rs 20,000 cr, inaugurates new terminal of Trichy airport

THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK

Tiruchirappalli, Jan 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for a number of development projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore in Tiruchirappalli on Tuesday as part of his campaign for ‘Sabka Vikas’ south of the Vindhyas.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia felicitated Prime Minister Modi at a public event in the city following a convocation ceremony at Bharathidasan University.

New Trichy airport terminal

Later, PM Modi went on to inaugurate the Trichy’s airport’s new terminal building.

The development of the new terminal building has cost around Rs 1100 crore. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) previously said through an official release that the two-level new international terminal can accommodate over 44 lakh people yearly, or roughly 3,500 during peak hours.

According to the press release, the new terminal building has 60 check-in counters, 5 baggage carousels, 60 arrival immigration counters, and 44 departure emigration counters.

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Railway projects

Several railway projects valued at crores were also dedicated to the country by Prime Minister Modi.

These include the following: doubling the 160.6 km rail line segment from Madurai to Tuticorin; doubling the 41.4 km Salem-Magnesite Junction-Omalur-Mettur Dam section; and rail line electrification projects: Tiruchchirappalli-Manamadurai-Virudhunagar; Virudhunagar-Tenkasi Junction; Sengottai-Tenkasi Junction; and Tirunelveli-Tirunelveli- Tiruchendur.

The train projects are expected to support Tamil Nadu’s economic growth and job creation while also enhancing the rail’s ability to move passengers and freight.

Road projects

Additionally, he dedicates five road projects to the country: a 39-km four-lane road for the NH-81 section Trichy-Kallagam; a 60-km four-lane road for the NH-81 section Kallagam-Meensurutti; a 29-km four-lane road for the NH-785 section Chettikulam-Natham; an 80-km two-lane road with a paved shoulder for the NH-536 section Karaikudi-Ramanathapuram; and a 44-km four-lane section of NH-179A Salem-Tirupathur-Vaniyambadi Road.

According to a government release, the road projects will improve the region’s industrial and commercial centers’ connectivity and enable people to travel more quickly and safely. These centers include Erwadi, Madurai, Srirangam, Chidambaram, Rameshwaram, Dhanushkodi, Uthirakosamangai, Devipattinam, and Trichy.

Natural gas pipeline

Additionally, projects for which the foundation stone was laid include the construction of a 323-kilometer natural gas pipeline by Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) for the Kochi-Koottanad-Bangalore-Mangalore Gas Pipeline II (KKBMPL II) from Krishnagiri to Coimbatore, and the installation of POL pipelines in the Common Corridor for the proposed grass root terminal at Vallur, Chennai.

These petroleum and natural gas projects will be a step in meeting the region’s industrial, residential, and commercial energy needs. These will also lead to the creation of employment.