India, Oct. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a 15-km stretch of Chennai Metro's Phase II project, built at a cost of around Rs 4,900 crore, and launched and laid the foundation stones for development projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore across Tamil Nadu.

Modi, accompanied by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, flagged off passenger services on the Poonamallee-Vadapalani stretch of Corridor 4 and travelled on the Metro train.

The Prime Minister also bought a ticket and briefly interacted with an employee at the ticket counter.

The newly inaugurated stretch has 11 elevated stations and a 3.7-km double-decker structure. It features advanced signalling systems designed ...