Hyderabad: With the Karnataka election just a few days to go, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is embarking on a two-day visit to Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and poll-bound Karnataka to launch and lay foundation stones for numerous development projects in the southern states. On Saturday, he will inaugurate the first phase of a new integrated terminal building at Chennai airport, spanning over an area of 2,20,972 sqm, to cater to the growing air traffic in Tamil Nadu. The terminal has been set up at a total cost of Rs 2,437 crore and can handle passenger traffic of 35 million per year.
Additionally, the prime minister will flag off the Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express, connecting Hyderabad and Tirupati, and lay the foundation stone for the AIIMS Bibinagar project and five other national highway projects in Telangana, at a cost of Rs 7,580 crore.
The Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express, which will connect Hyderabad with Tirupati, will be the Vande Bharat train to be started from the state in less than three months. The train is expected to reduce travel time between the two cities by close to three and a half hours. Done at a cost of Rs 720 crore, the redevelopment of Secunderabad Railway Station has been planned with world-class amenities and an aesthetically designed iconic station building.
PM Modi will also inaugurate 13 new Multi-Modal Transport Service (MMTS) services in the Hyderabad-Secunderabad twin city region, providing fast, convenient, and comfortable travel options for commuters. The prime minister will visit Chennai on the same day to inaugurate infrastructure projects at Pallavaram and participate in the 125th annual day celebrations of Ramakrishna Mutt at Vivekanandhar Illam on the Kamarajar Salai.