PM Modi unveils key projects in Tamil Nadu

PM Modi unveils key projects in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled several key projects in Tamil Nadu in a function held in Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Sunday. He also handed over the indigenous main battle tank Arjun Mk-1A, designed and developed by a Chennai-based DRDO unit, to the Army. In the presence of Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and other dignitaries, Mr. Modi inaugurated the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I extension, which has been completed at a cost of ₹3,770 crore. He also commissioned the passenger services from Washermenpet to Wimco Nagar. This 9.05 km-long extension would link North Chennai with the airport and Central railway stations.
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