Tuesday is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s day to inaugurate the new terminal building at Tiruchirappalli International Airport while he is in Tamil Nadu. PM Modi will leave Tiruchirappalli to commence his tour of South India. In Tamil Nadu, the prime minister will dedicate and inaugurate the country, as well as lay the cornerstone for other development projects valued at over ₹19,850 crore.
PM Modi will travel to Kerala, Lakshadweep, and Tamil Nadu over the course of two days on January 2 and 3.
“I will be attending a number of programs in Kerala, Lakshadweep, and Tamil Nadu during the course of the next two days. The programs will start in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, where I will speak at the Bharathidasan University’s convocation ceremony. There will also be an opening for the airport’s new terminal building. Other development projects will also begin at the same time. Many individuals will profit from these projects, PM Modi wrote on X.
The PMO statement states that the development of the Tiruchirappalli international airport’s new terminal building came at a cost of more than ₹1,100 crore.
The airport’s design was influenced by Tiruchirappalli’s vibrant culture. It would feature various subject artworks and art forms, such as Kolam painting and the colors of Srirangam Temple.
Over 44 lakh passengers a year and roughly 3,500 passengers during peak hours can be served by Trichy airport.
There are 60 check-in counters, 5 baggage carousels, 60 arrival immigration counters, and 44 departure emigration counters in the new Trichy airport terminal building.
After Chennai in Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli foreign Airport is the second-biggest airport in terms of foreign passenger traffic.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate, dedicate to the country, and lay the foundation stone for development projects valued at over ₹1,150 crore during his visit to Lakshadweep.
The Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fiber Connection (KLI – SOFC) project will be officially launched by PM Modi.
Additionally, he will dedicate the Low-Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) plant in Kadmat to the country, which has the capacity to produce 1.5 lakh liters of pure drinking water per day. In addition, PM Modi will dedicate the first-ever battery-backed solar power facility in Lakshadweep, a solar power plant in Kavaratti.
