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Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the new Integrated Terminal Building (Phase-1) of Chennai International Airport. PM Modi was on a visit to Chennai to inaugurate several development projects.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia were present at the Chennai International Airport during the ceremony.
The state-of-the-art terminal – spread over an area of 1,36,295 square meters – will increase the passenger service capacity from 23 million passengers per annum (MPPA) to 30 MPPA – and will be a significant addition to the city’s infrastructure.
Apart from boosting connectivity, it is also expected to benefit the local economy.Among the unique features of the terminal is the skylight. This feature allows natural light to illuminate the space inside the building. Describing the feature, an official said, “It reduces energy consumption and makes the place feel alive and airy.”
The new terminal is an attractive reflection of local Tamil culture, including kolams (a pattern or design drawn on the front of South Indian houses), saris, temples and other elements that reflect the natural surroundings.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Integrated Terminal Building of Chennai airport has been developed at a cost of Rs 1,260 crore. With the addition of this new integrated terminal building, the airport’s passenger handling capacity will increase from 23 million passengers per annum (mppa) to 30 mppa.
Earlier in a tweet, Prime Minister Modi said that the integrated terminal will boost connectivity and also benefit the local economy. According to the PMO, the new terminal is an attractive reflection of the local Tamil culture, with kolams, sarees, temples and other elements that evoke the natural surroundings.
The grandeur and glory of ancient Tamil culture was on full display and the latest advanced technology will come together to welcome visitors to Chennai International Airport’s new integrated terminal building, T-2, on Saturday.
According to Chennai Police, flying of drones has been banned in Greater Chennai Police limits from 6 am to 10 pm on Saturday in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the city.Later in the day, PM Modi will flag off the Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express at a ceremony at MGR Chennai Central Railway Station.
The Prime Minister will flag off the express service between Tambaram and Sengottai. He will also flag off the Thiruthuraipoondi-Agasthiyampalli DEMU service, which will benefit commuters from Coimbatore, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts.He will also inaugurate the 37-km gauge conversion section between Tiruthuraipoondi and Agasthiampalli, completed at a cost of Rs 294 crore. This will benefit the movement of edible and industrial salt from Agastyampalli in Nagapattinam district.
In the afternoon, Prime Minister Modi will participate in the 125th anniversary celebrations of the Sri Ramakrishna Math in Chennai. Swami Ramakrishnananda started the Sri Ramakrishna Math in Chennai in 1897. Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are spiritual organizations engaged in various forms of humanitarian and social service activities.
In the evening, PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of road projects worth about Rs 3,700 crore in a public function at Elstrom Cricket Ground in Chennai. The projects include the inauguration of a 7.3-km elevated corridor in Madurai and a 24.4-km four-laning of National Highway 785.
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for construction of road projects of National Highway-744. PMO informed that the over Rs 2,400 crore project will boost inter-state connectivity between Tamil Nadu and Kerala and ensure convenient travel for pilgrims visiting Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Andal Temple in Srivilliputhur and Sabarimala in Kerala
