PM Modi to inaugurate slew of developmental projects in Tamil Nadu on April 8

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate several infrastructure projects including the stateoftheart integrated terminal building at the Chennai airport upon his arrival in the state on SaturdaySecurity has been beefed up across the city in view of the visit while motorists have been asked to plan ahead of their journey to reach their destination as elaborate traffic diversions have been made police saidFollowing his arrival Modi will open the new terminal the first phase of which has been completed It is expected to enhance the passenger traffic to 35 million per yearThis will be an important addition to Chennais infrastructure It will boost connectivity and also benefit the local economy Modi had said in a tweetAlso Read PM Modi to visit Chennai on April 8 flying of drones prohibitedAccording to Chennai airport officials the new integrated terminal is spread across 220 lakh sq metres and would cater to the growing air traffic in Tamil NaduThe terminal is also a reflection of the governments commitment towards providing highquality infrastructure to travellers they saidWith the annual passenger handling capacity of 35 million passengers the modern facility at the Chennai Airport will improve air travel experiences for all the Ministry of Civil Aviation saidThe terminal is equipped with 108 immigration counters which are split equally between arrival and departure areas It would significantly enhance the travel experience for passengers by expediting the transit process it saidBesides the inauguration of the integrated new terminal Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat train between Chennai and Coimbatore at the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr M G R Central Railway Station hereSouthern Railway has planned to operate the highspeed Vande Bharat express train between the two cities on all days except WednesdaysThe train would ply at a speed of 130 kmph reaching the destination on both sides in about 550 hours thereby saving 120 hours journey time compared to express trains Southern Railway saidLater Modi would take part in the 125th annual day celebrations of Ramakrishna Mutt at Vivekanandhar Illam on the arterial Kamarajar Salai Beach Road and also inaugurate infrastructure projects at PallavaramThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever