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Tamil Nadu
Scaling New Heights
In the last decade, India has achieved multi- amil Nadu has enriched the country’s
dimensional development by completing several development and heritage, and has also
mega and modern infrastructure projects, along Tbeen at the helm of India’s prosperity
with preserving its heritage. This mantra of and cultural progress. The good governance of
heritage, along with development, got a boost on various dynasties like Pallava, Chola, Pandya,
26 July during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s and Nayak has given the country a robust model
visit to Tamil Nadu, where he added another of development. In the last 11 years, the central
important milestone in the state’s development government has been working to preserve cul-
journey by laying the foundation stone and tural heritage along with the model of good gov-
inaugurating development projects worth Rs 4,800 ernance in Tamil Nadu. The central government
crore. He addressed the Thiruvathirai Mahotsav is steadfastly focusing on the infrastructure and
at the Cholapuram temple in Gangaikonda, where energy sector in Tamil Nadu. The gifts of more
he praised Tamil Nadu’s contribution to India’s than Rs 1 lakh crore in the last decade showcase
historical and cultural heritage... the commitment of the central government
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