Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Chennai on October 11 to inaugurate and launch infrastructure, transport, port and industrial projects with a combined value of about Rs 13,000 crore, including a completed stretch of Chennai Metro Phase II between Poonamallee and Vadapalani.
According to a report by Dinamalar, Modi will inaugurate metro services on the approximately 15-km Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch and travel on the line with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay. The completed corridor includes 11 metro stations and represents an investment of Rs 4,900 crore.
The opening will mark the entry of this completed section of Chennai Metro’s second phase into passenger operations. The report did not provide details on the service timetable, fares or the date on which regular passenger services would begin.
During the visit, Modi is also scheduled to attend an event at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, where he will interact with the heads of more than 10 start-up companies. He will inaugurate Southern Railway projects valued at Rs 750 crore, according to the report.
The Prime Minister is expected to inaugurate the Ilaiyaraaja Centre for Music Learning and Research. He will also lay the foundation stones for National Highway projects estimated at Rs 3,700 crore and inaugurate road projects that have been completed. The report did not identify the individual highway or road packages.
At Kamarajar Port in Ennore, Modi is scheduled to launch projects including the upgrading of a coal-handling berth and a general cargo-handling berth. These port works have an estimated value of Rs 482 crore. The projects are part of the visit’s wider transport and logistics agenda, alongside the metro, railway and highway announcements.
The schedule also includes a foundation-stone ceremony for a lube oil production project at the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited refinery complex in Manali. The project is expected to involve an investment of Rs 1,600 crore.
The visit will conclude with Modi’s participation in the golden jubilee celebrations of Jaigopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya Matriculation School at the Nandambakkam Trade Centre in the evening. The supplied report did not provide further details on the implementation timelines for the railway, highway, port or refinery projects. The Prime Minister’s scheduled metro journey and the inauguration of the Poonamallee–Vadapalani section are the principal public transport events listed for October 11.
