PM Modi launches projects worth Rs 5,200 crores in Chennai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated developmental projects worth Rs 5,200 crore in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai and said that the government’s work culture and vision have made its achievements possible.

The Prime Minister said that his government works with deadlines and achieves results even before the final date. “Two things made the government’s achievements possible: work culture and vision. Earlier, infrastructure projects meant delays; now they mean delivery. The journey from delay to delivery has happened due to our work culture. We feel accountable for every rupee that our taxpayers pay. We work with specific deadlines and achieve results even before them,” PM Modi said.

He laid down the statistics of the change in the pace of execution of developmental projects in the country after his government came to power at the Centre in 2014. “As far as speed is concerned, some facts can give us the right perspective. The length of the National Highways added per year has almost doubled when compared to the pre-2014 era. Before 2014, every year, 600 route kilometres of the rail lines were electrified; today, this rate is reaching about 4,000 route kilometres! Until 2014, there were only 74 airports in the country, but post-2014, the number stands at around 150,” PM Modi said.

“The long coastline of Tamil Nadu is very significant for trade. Today, the capacity augmentation of our ports has almost doubled when compared to the pre-2014 era. The development of Tamil Nadu is of priority to us,” he added.

The Prime Minister mentioned the Vande Bharat Express between Chennai and Coimbatore, which he flagged off earlier today, and said that it connects small businesses with customers.