Modi to inaugurate multiple infra projects worth Rs 173 billion

28 Feb 2024 CW Team

The project aims to leverage India's long coastline and favourable geographic location and strengthen India's competitiveness in the global trade arena. The major infrastructure project will also lead to the creation of employment generation and economic growth in the region.

Establishing this Container Terminal is pivotal in transforming V.O. Chidambaranar Port into a central transhipment hub along the east coast.

The Prime Minister reached Madurai on 27 February to participate in the programme 'Creating the Future - Digital Mobility for Automotive MSME Entrepreneurs' and will participate in the launch of two major initiatives designed to support and uplift MSMEs in the Indian automotive industry. The initiatives include the TVS Open Mobility Platform and the TVS Mobility-CII Centre of Excellence.

It said that the Prime Minister will inaugurate various other projects to make the V.O. Chidambaranar Port the country's first Green Hydrogen Hub Port. These projects include a desalination plant, hydrogen production and bunkering facility.

PM Modi's trip to the Land of Temples also includes launching India's first indigenous green hydro-fuel cell inland waterway vessel under the Harit Nauka initiative to embrace clean energy solutions and align with the nation's net-zero commitments.

Modi is set to double the Vanchi Maniyachchi " Nagercoil rail line, including the sections of Vanchi Maniyachchi - Tirunelveli and Melappalayam " Aralvaymoli with a project cost of Rs 1.477 billion for reduced train travel time heading towards Chennai from Kanyakumari, Nagercoil and Tirunelveli.PM Modi will also dedicate four road projects in Tamil Nadu, developed at a total cost of about Rs 45.86 billion.

These projects include the four-laning of the Jittandahalli-Dharmapuri section of NH-844, two-laning with paved shoulders of the Meensurutti-Chidambaram section of NH-81, four-laning of the Oddanchatram-Madathukulam section of NH-83, and two-laning with paved shoulders of the Nagapattinam-Thanjavur section of NH-83.

Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate multiple infrastructure projects worth Rs 173 billion in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, on February 28, 2024. He is set to lay the foundation stone of the Outer Harbor Container Terminal at V.O. Chidambaranar Port. The project aims to leverage India's long coastline and favourable geographic location and strengthen India's competitiveness in the global trade arena. The major infrastructure project will also lead to the creation of employment generation and economic growth in the region. Establishing this Container Terminal is pivotal in transforming V.O. Chidambaranar Port into a central transhipment hub along the east coast. The Prime Minister reached Madurai on 27 February to participate in the programme 'Creating the Future - Digital Mobility for Automotive MSME Entrepreneurs' and will participate in the launch of two major initiatives designed to support and uplift MSMEs in the Indian automotive industry. The initiatives include the TVS Open Mobility Platform and the TVS Mobility-CII Centre of Excellence. It said that the Prime Minister will inaugurate various other projects to make the V.O. Chidambaranar Port the country's first Green Hydrogen Hub Port. These projects include a desalination plant, hydrogen production and bunkering facility. PM Modi's trip to the Land of Temples also includes launching India's first indigenous green hydro-fuel cell inland waterway vessel under the Harit Nauka initiative to embrace clean energy solutions and align with the nation's net-zero commitments. Modi is set to double the Vanchi Maniyachchi Nagercoil rail line, including the sections of Vanchi Maniyachchi - Tirunelveli and Melappalayam Aralvaymoli with a project cost of Rs 1.477 billion for reduced train travel time heading towards Chennai from Kanyakumari, Nagercoil and Tirunelveli.PM Modi will also dedicate four road projects in Tamil Nadu, developed at a total cost of about Rs 45.86 billion. These projects include the four-laning of the Jittandahalli-Dharmapuri section of NH-844, two-laning with paved shoulders of the Meensurutti-Chidambaram section of NH-81, four-laning of the Oddanchatram-Madathukulam section of NH-83, and two-laning with paved shoulders of the Nagapattinam-Thanjavur section of NH-83.

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