Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth over ₹13,000 crore in Tamil Nadu on October 11, 2026, spanning metro rail, highways, railways, ports, petroleum and education.
According to an official press release by the Prime Minister’s Office, the projects include the Poonamallee-Vadapalani stretch of the second phase of the Chennai Metro Rail Project, built at a cost of around ₹4,900 crore, and national highway works worth around ₹3,700 crore.
The metro corridor features a 3.7-km double-decker structure and advanced signalling systems designed to support driverless operations. It is expected to improve connectivity between Chennai’s western suburbs and the city centre, while reducing travel time for commuters, added the release.
Among the highway projects, PM Modi will inaugurate the 36-km, four-laned Vadugapatti-Therkuvenganallur section of NH-744 and a 30-km, four-laned section of Madurai Ring Road on NH-744A. He will also lay the foundation stone for the four-lane Thiruvarur Bypass on NH-83.
The railway projects worth over ₹750 crore include the Karaikal-Peralam railway line, three rail flyovers in and around Coimbatore, and five redeveloped Amrit stations at Palani, Vellore Cantonment, Ambasamudram, Paramakkudi and Namakkal.
Port, petroleum projects in focus
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate four infrastructure projects at Chennai Port, including a paved storage yard, four export-import godowns, an upgraded cruise terminal and a seafarers club.
At V O Chidambaranar Port, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for eight development projects aimed at expanding cargo and container capacity, supporting cleaner maritime energy and improving logistics.
At Kamarajar Port, he will inaugurate the Coal Berth-3 project and lay the foundation stone for capital dredging works for container terminal phase-I, stage-II.
PM Modi will further lay the foundation stone for a ₹1,620-crore Group II/III Lube Oil Base Stocks project at Chennai Petroleum Corporation’s existing Manali refinery.
With a planned capacity of 270,000 tonnes per annum, the project aims to produce base stocks used in premium-quality lubricants.
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