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Modi launches a slew of development projects for a prosperous TN

Coimbatore, Feb 25 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi

on Thursday dedicated to the Nation the Lignite based

Neyveli New thermal Power Project and laid foundation

stones for multiple infrastructure projects and development

works worth over Rs 12,400 crores that will further ‘Ease

of Living’ and economic growth for a prosperous Tamil Nadu.

Mr Modi, who arrived here after launching a slew of

projects in Puducherry, dedicated to the Nation the

Neyveli new Thermal Power Project designed for power

generation capacity of 1000 MW and the 709 MW solar

power project of NLCIL, which was established over

an area of about 2,670 actres.

He also laid the foundation for extension, renovation

and modernisation of Lower Bhavani Project system at

a cost of Rs 934 crore under NABARD Infrastructure

Development Assistance, inaugurated the eight laning

of Korampallam Bridge and Rail Over Bridge at the

V O Chidambaranar Port in Tuticorin and laid the

foundation stone for design, supply, installation and

commissioning of a 5 MW grid connected ground

based solar power plant at the Port.

He also inaugurated tenements constructed under the

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) scheme with the

aim to boost ease of living and also laid the foundation

stone for the development of Integrated Command and

Control Centres (ICCC) in Smart Cities.

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister

Edappadi K Palaniswami, Deputy CM O Paneerselvam

and others were present at the event held at Codissia

Trade Fair complex in this Textile city.

The Neyveli New Thermal Power Project is a lignite

based power plant designed for power generation

capacity of 1000 MW, and has two units of 500 MW

capacity each.

Built at a cost of about Rs 8,000 crore, the pit

head power plant will utilise lignite as fuel from

the existing mines of Neyveli, which have sufficient

lignite reserves for meeting the lifetime requirement

of the project.

The Plant has been designed for 100% Ash utilization.

The power generated would benefit Tamil Nadu, Kerala,

Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry,

with Tamil Nadu having the major share of about 65%.

The 709 MW Solar Power Project of NLCIL, established

over an area of about 2670 acres of land across the

districts of Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Ramanathapuram

and Virudhunagar, was set up at a cost of Rs 3,000

crore.

The 5 MW grid connected ground based solar power plant

at the VOC Port was being set up at an estimated cost of

about Rs 20 crore. It, will generate over 80 lakh units (KWH)

per annum, meeting 56 per cent of the total energy consumption

of the Port, thereby helping reduce carbon footprint of port

operations.

The (ICCC) in nine Smart Cities including Coimbatore,

Madurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Vellore, Tiruchirappalli,

Tiruppur, Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi, would would be

developed at a cost of about Rs 107 crore, and would

act as a 24×7 support system, providing real time

smart solutions for quicker services, with the aim

of integrating essential government services and

enabling data based decision making.

He also inaugurated 1,280 tenements at Veerapandi and

1,248 teneents at Thirukumaran Nagar in Tiruppur, 1,088

tenements at Rjakkur in Madurai district, 528 tenements

at Irungalur in Tiruchirapalli district.(UNI)

 

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