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A commemorative coin was released at the These projects will make the
event in honour of Rajendra Chola I, one lives of the people easier
of the greatest emperors of India. crore new terminal building at
r450 Thoothukudi airport inaugurated
towards the development of the state. A
glimpse of this commitment of the central gov- n This building can now handle more than 20 lakh
ernment towards the development of the state air passengers annually, which was only three lakh
was also witnessed during the visit of Prime earlier. This capacity can be increased to 25 lakh
Minister Narendra Modi, when he reached annually in the future.
Tamil Nadu directly after a four-day foreign
tour. In the program, PM Modi, referring to the
historic free trade agreement between India
and Britain, said that such decisions raise the crore rupees, the 50 km long
world’s trust in India, and it is also a symbol of For Sethiathope-Cholapuram section
new confidence. This confidence will accelerate of NH-36 was made a 4-lane
the creation of a Viksit Bharat and a Viksit Tamil 2,350 section
Nadu. He said that the mission of taking Tamil
Nadu to the pinnacle of development, which
started in 2014, is being witnessed in Tuticorin. n This includes three bypasses, a one-kilometre-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in February long four-lane bridge over the Kollidam river,
2024, launched the ‘Outer Harbor Container four major bridges, seven flyovers, and several
Terminal’ for the ‘VO Chidambaranar Port’ and underpasses. Its construction will reduce the
inaugurated the new Thoothukudi International travel time between Sethiathope and
Container Terminal in September 2024. Refer- Cholapuram by 45 minutes.
ring to them, he said that the new projects that n 5.16 km, NH-138 Tuticorin port road
have been inaugurated and the foundation was made 6-lane for Rs 200 crore.
stone for new projects will not only progress Logistics costs will be reduced.
the infrastructure of the state but will also make
the lives of the residents easier. The central n Inauguration of North Cargo Berth-
government considers the railway network as III with 6.96 MMTPA cargo handling
the lifeline of industrial development and capacity at V. O. Chidambaranar Port
a self-reliant India. With this thinking, the for Rs 285 crore.
railway infrastructure is being modernized n Inauguration of 3 major railway
on a large scale, in which Tamil Nadu projects in southern Tamil Nadu.
has emerged as a major center. Under n Foundation stone of the Rs 550 crore
the Amrit Bharat Station Yojana, 77 power transmission project-Units 3
stations of Tamil Nadu are being and 4 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power
extensively redeveloped. The Plant was laid.
modern Vande Bharat train is
now providing a new travel
experience to the residents of The Government of India is trying to
Tamil Nadu. India’s first ver- modernize the infrastructure of Tamil
tical lift rail bridge, ‘Pamban Nadu. In Tamil Nadu, we are making
Bridge’, was also built in the port infrastructure hi-tech. Along
Tamil Nadu, which is a unique
achievement of engineering. with this, we are also integrating
Keeping in mind the vision airports, highways, and roadways.
of a Viksit Tamil Nadu, the Gov- - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
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