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NATION | The Prosperity of South

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India Strengthened by the

Power of Infrastructure

South India holds an important place in the country’s economy. This is why
the central government is continuously increasing investment in infrastructure
to accelerate the development of the southern states. In this context, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, on March 11, dedicated and laid the foundation stones
for development projects worth ₹16,450 crore across Keralam and Tamil Nadu.

n the Union Budget, the Central Government has allocated
a provision of ₹12 lakh crore for infrastructure spending, a
Imove that underscores its strong commitment to boosting With the aim of ensuring
national investment and developing the country’s infrastruc- Keralam progresses in the field
ture framework. Continuing this thrust, Prime Minister Naren- of solar power generation, the
dra Modi, on March 11, inaugurated and laid the foundation
stones for development projects worth ₹10,800 crore in Er- foundation stone of a 50 MW
nakulam, Keralam, and ₹5,650 crore in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Floating Solar Project has been
Nadu. These development projects encompass initiatives laid in West Kallada . With a
related to highways, railways, rural roads, clean energy, gas very large number of water
distribution networks, and oil refineries. bodies in Keralam, the state
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone
for Bharat Petroleum’s City Gas Distribution Network in Tamil holds great potential in the field
Nadu. This initiative will make Piped Natural Gas (PNG) avail- of floating solar power.
able to approximately 900,000 households and numerous
commercial establishments across the Nilgiris and Erode Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

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