Pariksha SaathiPM Launches Projects Worth Over ₹13,000 Crore in Chennai, Opens New Chennai Metro Stretch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched development projects worth more than ₹13,000 crore in Chennai on 11 October 2026, a mix of foundation stones, inaugurations and completed works dedicated to the nation. During the visit he also opened a new stretch of the Chennai Metro to the public and toured the Brain Research Centre at IIT Madras. In his speech he said the metro, which ran in only five cities in 2014, now operates in 25, and that the national network has grown from about 250 km to more than 1,100 km. He laid the foundation stone for an advanced lubricant base oil project, which he said would create local jobs and reduce imports, and referred to a recent decision to invest about ₹17,000 crore to turn the VOC Port at Thoothukudi into a mega container and green energy hub able to handle ultra-large container ships. The Prime Minister also noted that he has completed 25 continuous years as head of a government, counting from his first oath as Chief Minister in October 2001, and paid tribute to Jayaprakash Narayan and Nanaji Deshmukh on their birth anniversaries.
Drafted with AI assistance from the official PIB release linked above and checked against it by a second AI pass. Not line-edited by a human.
Learning context
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) — the joint venture of the Union Government and the Government of Tamil Nadu that builds and runs the Chennai Metro — was incorporated on 3 December 2007. The network’s first commercial stretch, the 4.5-km run between Alandur and Koyambedu on the Green Line, opened to the public only on 29 June 2015, with the rest of Phase 1 completed in stages through February 2019.
Reference: Chennai Metro Rail Limited’s official website
Check yourself: did Chennai Metro start carrying passengers in the same year CMRL was incorporated?
No — CMRL was incorporated in December 2007, but the first stretch opened to commuters only in June 2015, almost eight years later.
Revision task: note which stretch the Prime Minister opened today and how it fits into CMRL’s phase-wise expansion described above, separate from the ₹13,000 crore worth of other projects in this release.
Test yourself
In Chennai on 11 October 2026, the Prime Minister said the metro now operates in how many Indian cities, up from five in 2014?
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Answer: 25
Modi said the metro now runs in 25 cities and the national network has grown from about 250 km to more than 1,100 km; he launched projects worth over ₹13,000 crore in Chennai and opened a new Chennai Metro stretch.
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