Govt focused on developing top-class infrastructure: PM Modi in Chennai

Highlights The government is focused on developing top-class infrastructure in the country, PM said Chennai PM Modi launched various developmental programmes in Tamil Nadu He also laid the foundation stone for 5 railway stations redevelopment programmes PM Modi in Tamil Nadu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government is focused on developing top-class infrastructure in the country. The 115 km long Ennore-Chengalpattu section and 271 km long Thiruvallur-Bengaluru section of Ennore-Thiruvallur-Bengaluru-Puducherry-Nagapattinam-Madurai-Tuticorin 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 also witnessed inauguration of 1,152 houses constructed as part of the Light House Project - Chennai, built at a cost of Rs 116 crore under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban. PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of six projects, being built at a cost of over Rs 28,540 crore.