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PM Modi will ride the Chennai Metro from Porur Bypass Station to Poonamallee Bypass Station and back
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News18•11-10-2026, 12:21
Tamil Nadu CM Welcomes PM Modi for Rs 13000 Crore Project Launches
  • •Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Chennai Airport for a series of official engagements.
  • •PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore spanning metro rail, roads, railways, ports, petroleum, and education.
  • •Key infrastructure projects include the Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch of Chennai Metro Rail Phase II and National Highway projects worth around Rs 3,700 crore.
  • •The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras and attend the golden jubilee celebrations of Jaigopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya.
  • •Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar praised the initiatives, stating they will accelerate economic growth and advance the vision of Viksit Bharat at 2047.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched development projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore in Chennai, which included the inauguration of the Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch of Chennai Metro Rail Phase II, National Highway projects worth around Rs 3,700 crore, and five Amrit Stations.

PM Modi inaugurated the Poonamallee–Vadapalani stretch of Phase II of the Chennai Metro Rail Project, which was built at a cost of around Rs 4,900 crore, and also took a metro ride between the Porur Bypass and Poonamallee Bypass stations.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras to view its cellular-resolution brain-mapping mission and also attended the golden jubilee celebrations of Jaigopal Garodia Hindu Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School.