Punjab, Oct. 11 -- Narendra Modi dedicated and laid foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore in Chennai on Sunday - a Metro phase, five redeveloped railway stations, three highway stretches, a port berth, and a brain-mapping institute at IIT Madras.
The Metro is the largest item
Chennai Metro Phase II is the headline project and the one that will change the most. Chennai's Phase I network has long been criticised for covering the corridors that were easiest to build rather than the ones carrying the most people; Phase II is the attempt to fix that, and it is among the largest urban rail expansions under construction in India.
Railways
Five stations have been redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme: Palani, Vel...