PM Modi to launch ₹16,450 crore projects in Kerala, Tamil Nadu on March 11

• PM Modi to visit Kerala and Tamil Nadu on March 11, inaugurating and laying foundation stones for development projects worth ₹16,450 crore.
• In Kerala (Ernakulam), projects worth ₹10,800 crore include a polypropylene unit, six-laning of NH 66 and Kozhikode bypass, and 23 rural roads.
• Kerala also sees 3 redeveloped railway stations, Shoranur–Nilambur electrification, a new Palakkad–Pollachi train, and a 50-MW floating solar project.
• In Tamil Nadu (Tiruchirappalli), projects worth ₹5,650 crore include a city gas distribution network, a lube blending plant, and 89 rural roads.
• Tamil Nadu also gets a greenfield bypass near Gangaikonda Cholapuram and 2 Amrit Bharat Express trains among other new rail services.