The Railway infrastructure in Tamil Nadu will get a big boost when Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicate to the Nation and lay the foundation stone for a total of 11 Railway and other projects worth Rs 31,400 crore, in Chennai tomorrow.
In a step towards boosting infrastructure development, enhancing connectivity and giving an impetus to ease of living in the region, Southern Railway officials said these projects will also help significantly improve socio-economic prosperity
in the region, have a transformative impact on several sectors and also help create employment opportunities.
The Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation five projects worth over Rs 2,900 crore. The 75 km long Madurai-Teni (Railway Gauge Conversion Project), built at a project cost of over Rs. 500 crore, will facilitate access and give a boost to tourism in the region.
The 30 km long third railway line between Tambaram-Chengalpattu, built at a cost of over Rs.590 crore, will facilitate running of more suburban services, thereby offering reater options and enhancing comfort for the travellers.
The 115 km long Ennore-Chengalpattu section and 271 km long Thiruvallur-Bengaluru section of ETBPNMT natural gas pipeline, built at a project cost of around Rs. 850 crore and Rs 910 crore respectively, will facilitate supply of natural gas to consumers as well industries in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
The programme will also witness inauguration of 1,152 houses constructed as part of Light House Project-Chennai, built at a cost of Rs 116 crore under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban.
The projects included the 262 km long Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway to be built at a cost of over Rs.14,870 crore. It will pass-through states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and help reduce travel time between Bengaluru and Chennai by two to three hours.
He will also lay the foundation stone for the 21 km long four Lane double decker elevated expressway project connecting Chennai Port to Maduravoyal (NH-4 to be built at a cost of over Rs 5,850 crore.
It will facilitate round the clock approach of goods vehicles to Chennai port. The 94 km long 4-lane Neraluru to Dharmapuri section of NH-844 and 31 km long two lane with paved shoulders of Meensurutti to Chidambaram section of NH-227, being built at a cost of around Rs 3,870 crore and Rs 720 crore respectively, will help provide seamless connectivity in the region.
The foundation stones for redevelopment of five Railway stations Chennai Egmore, Rameswaram, Madurai, Katpadi and Kanniyakumari, will also be laid during the event. This project will be completed at a cost of over Rs.1,800 crore, and is being undertaken with a view to enhance convenience and comfort of the passengers through provision of modern amenities.
Modi will also lay the foundation stone of a Multi Modal Logistic Park at Chennai worth over Rs. 1,400 crore. It will provide seamless inter-modal freight movement and also offer multiple functionalities.