Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Chennai on October 11 to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for multiple infrastructure and development projects valued at around Rs 13,000 crore.
A key highlight of the visit is the launch of Metro rail services on the Poonamallee–Vadapalani corridor, a 15-km stretch under Chennai Metro Phase II. Modi is also scheduled to travel on the newly opened section, accompanied by Chief Minister Vijay.
At an event at IIT Madras, the Prime Minister will meet and interact with founders of more than 10 start-ups. He will also inaugurate Southern Railway projects worth Rs 750 crore.
Later, Modi will inaugurate the Ilaiyaraaja Music Learning and Research Centre. He will lay foundation stones for National Highway projects worth Rs 3,700 crore and inaugurate completed road works.
The programme also includes the inauguration of 11 Metro stations built on the Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch at a cost of Rs 4,900 crore. In addition, projects at Ennore Kamarajar Port worth Rs 482 crore—covering upgrades to coal handling and general cargo berths—will be launched, and a Rs 1,600-crore lube oil production project will be initiated at the CPCL refinery complex in Manali. In the evening, he will attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Jaigopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya Matriculation School at the Nandambakkam Trade Centre.
