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PM Modi to visit Hyderabad and Chennai on 26 May | Daily Current Affairs Dose
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Hyderabad and Chennai on 26 May 2022. PM Modi will participate in the celebration of completion of 20 years of ISB Hyderabad and address the graduation ceremony of Post Graduate Programme (PGP) Class of 2022.
With this PM Modi will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of 11 projects worth over Rs 31,500 crore at JLN Indoor Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai Tamil Nadu: Key Highlights With Details
In a step towards boosting infrastructure development, enhancing connectivity and giving an impetus to ease of living in the region, Prime Minister Modi will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of 11 projects worth over Rs 31,500 crore in Chennai.
In Chennai, Prime Minister Modi will dedicate to the nation five projects worth over Rs 2960 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 project cost of over Rs. 590 crore, will facilitate running of more Suburban services, thus offering greater options and enhancing comfort for the travellers.
The 115 km long Ennore-Chengalpattu section and 271 km long Thiruvallur-Bengaluru section of ETB PNMT 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 1152 houses constructed as part of Light House Project - Chennai, built at a cost of Rs 116 crore under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban.
Prime Minister Modi will also lay the foundation stone of six projects, being built at a cost of over Rs. 28,540 crore.
The 262 Km long Bengaluru - Chennai Expressway will 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 2-3 hours. The 4 Lane double decker elevated road connecting Chennai Port to Maduravoyal (NH-4), of about 21 Km in length, will be built at a cost of over Rs 5850 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 2 lane with paved shoulders of Meensurutti to Chidambaram section of NH-227, being built at a cost of around Rs 3870 crore and Rs 720 respectively, will help provide seamless connectivity in the region.
The foundation stones for redevelopment of five Railway stations: Chennai Egmore, Rameswaram, Madurai, Katpadi and Kanyakumari, will also be laid during the programme. This project will be completed at a cost of over Rs. 1800 crore, and is being undertaken with a view to enhance convenience and comfort of the passengers through provision of modern amenities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also lay the foundation stone of a Multi Modal Logistic Park at Chennai worth around Rs. 1430 crore. It will provide seamless intermodal freight movement and also offer multiple functionalities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hyderabad: Key Highlights With Details
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the celebration of completion of 20 years of Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad and address the graduation ceremony of Post Graduate Programme (PGP) Class of 2022.
ISB was inaugurated on 2 December 2001, by Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Regarded as one of the top B-schools in the country, ISB also collaborates with several Ministries and Departments of the Government to provide training and capacity building.
Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic
- Statehood Day of Tamil Nadu: 26 January 1950
- Capital City of Tamil Nadu: Chennai
- Largest City of Tamil Nadu: Chennai
- Total Districts in Tamil Nadu: 38
- Governor of Tamil Nadu: R. N. Ravi
- Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu: M. K. Stalin (DMK)
- Total Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu: Unicameral (234 seats)
- Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu: Lok Sabha (39 seats) and Rajya Sabha (18 seats)
- High Court of Tamil Nadu: Madras High Court
- Official Language of Tamil Nadu: Tamil
- Additional Official Language of Tamil Nadu: English
- Literacy rate in Tamil Nadu (2017): 82.9%
- Sex ratio in Tamil Nadu (2019): 996 ♀/1000 ♂
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