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PM in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry on Thursday to launch a number of initiatives

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go to poll-bound Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Thursday to inaugurate and lay the muse stone of varied improvement initiatives, together with key energy initiatives in Tamil Nadu.
While at round 11.30 am on Thursday, the prime minister will inaugurate and lay the muse stone of varied improvement initiatives in Puducherry, at round 4 pm, he’ll dedicate to the nation and lay the muse stone of a number of infrastructure initiatives value over Rs 12,400 crore in Coimbatore, a Prime Minister’s Office assertion mentioned.
In Tamil Nadu, the prime minister will dedicate to the nation the Neyveli New Thermal Power Project — a lignite primarily based energy plant designed for energy era capability of 1000 MW with two items of 500 MW capability every. Built at a value of about Rs 8,000 crore, the pit head energy plant will utilise lignite as gasoline from the prevailing mines of Neyveli, which have ample lignite reserves for assembly the lifetime requirement of the challenge, the assertion mentioned.
The plant has been designed for 100 per cent ash utilisation and the ability generated would profit Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry, with Tamil Nadu having the foremost share of about 65 per cent, it mentioned.
The prime minister can even dedicate to the nation the 709 MW solar energy challenge of NLCIL, established over an space of about 2,670 acres of land throughout the districts of Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Ramanathapuram and Virudhunagar. The challenge has been arrange at a value of over Rs 3,000 crore.
Modi can even lay the muse stone of the extension, renovation and modernisation of Lower Bhavani Project System. The Bhavanisagar dam and the canal methods had been accomplished in 1955. The Lower Bhavani System irrigates over 2 lakh acres of land in Erode, Tiruppur and Karur districts.
The extension, renovation and modernisation of Lower Bhavani System has been taken up at a value of Rs 934 crore beneath NABARD Infrastructure Development Assistance, the PMO mentioned.
The prime minister can even inaugurate the eight-laning of Korampallam Bridge and Rail Over Bridge (ROB) at V.O.Chidambaranar Port — one of many main ports in India.
At current, 76 per cent of the cargo is transported by way of street from or to the Port utilizing the prevailing Korampallam bridge, which was constructed in early 1964 with a 14-m vast carriageway.
In order to supply seamless evacuation of cargo and to keep away from site visitors congestion within the port space, the challenge of eight-laning of the prevailing Korampallam bridge and Rail Over Bridge has been carried out, the PMO mentioned.
During his Tamil Nadu leg of the go to, the PM will lay the muse stone for design, provide, set up and commissioning of a 5MW grid linked floor primarily based solar energy plant at V.O.Chidambaranar Port.
The challenge, to be arrange at an estimated price of about Rs 20 crore, will generate over 80 lakh items (KWH) each year, assembly 56 per cent of the entire power consumption of the Port, thereby serving to scale back carbon footprint of port operations.
With an purpose to spice up ease of residing, the prime minister will inaugurate the tenements constructed beneath the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) scheme. These tenements have been constructed at a value of over Rs 330 crore. Each of those tenements, to be allotted to city poor or slum dwellers, has a plinth space of 400 sq. toes and has been supplied with a multipurpose corridor, bed room, kitchen, toilet and bathroom.
The prime minister can even lay the muse stone for improvement of Integrated Command and Control Centers (ICCC) in 9 sensible cities –Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Vellore, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruppur, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi.
These ICCCs can be developed at a value of about Rs 107 crore, and would act as a 24×7 help system, offering actual time sensible options for faster providers, with the purpose of integrating important authorities providers and enabling data-based decision-making, the assertion mentioned.
In Puducherry, the Prime Minister will lay the muse stone for 4-laning of NH 45-A, 56 km Sattanathapuram-Nagapattinam package deal of Villupuram to Nagapattinam challenge protecting Karaikal district. The capital price to be incurred on this challenge is about Rs 2,426 crore.
He can even lay the muse stone of the Medical College Building at Karaikal New Campus — Phase I, Karaikal District (JIPMER). The estimated price of the challenge is Rs. 491 crore.
The prime minister will lay the muse stone for improvement of Minor Port at Puducherry beneath Sagarmala scheme. Estimated to be constructed at Rs 44 crore, it can present connectivity to Chennai and facilitate cargo motion for industries in Puducherry.
He can even lay the muse stone of Synthetic Athletic Track, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in Puducherry. Modi can even inaugurate the Blood Centre at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, which can operate as a analysis laboratory and a coaching centre for short-term and steady blood financial institution personnel coaching in all elements of transfusion. It has been arrange at a value of Rs 28 crore.
The prime minister can even inaugurate a 100-bed ladies’ hostel at Lawspet, Puducherry. It has been constructed for feminine athletes at a value of about Rs 12 crore, beneath the aegis of Sports Authority of India.
He can even inaugurate the reconstructed Heritage Marie Building.
PM to handle BJP’s election assembly in Coimbatore on Feb 25
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will handle an election assembly in Coimbatore on February 25 and a minimum of 1.5 lakh persons are anticipated to attend, BJP sources mentioned on Tuesday.
Modi will arrive in Coimbatore by flight at 3.30 pm and attend a operate on the Codissia advanced the place he’ll dedicate numerous initiatives to the nation at 3.55 pm, BJP’s district get together president Nandakumar informed reporters. He will handle the general public assembly organised by BJP on the adjoining grounds at 5 pm and depart for Chennai by flight at 6 pm, he mentioned.
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister Okay Palaniswami and Deputy Chief minister O Panneerselvam will take part within the official operate, Nandakumar mentioned.
Party staff and functionaries from 12 districts are anticipated to attend the assembly, within the presence of BJP nationwide basic secretary C T Ravi, Union minister of state for house G Kishan Reddy and State president L Murugan.
Tight safety cowl has been thrown in and across the space from Monday and almost 7,000 police personnel together with these from close by districts, will likely be deployed on the day, police sources mentioned.