Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for a slew of projects in Tamil Nadu today. This is his first visit to Chennai since MK Stalin became the Chief Minister. Five-tier security arrangements had been put in place ahead of the visit, with around 22,000 policemen deployed by the Greater Chennai Police .
The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 11 projects in the state .
This includes laying foundation stones for five highway projects (408.77 km) and one railway project. He also inaugurated 1,152 houses built under the Light House project under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban at a cost of Rs 116 crore and a gas line project. PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for a multi-modal logistics park in Chennai to be set up at a cost of Rs 1,400 crore .
