PM Modi to visit Kerala and Tamil Nadu to launch major development projects

¨     PM Modi to visit Kerala and Tamil Nadu to launch major development projects.

¨     On 11 March 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kerala and Tamil Nadu to inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects.

¨     Development projects worth around ₹10,800 crore will be launched in Ernakulam, Kerala, where the Prime Minister will also address a public gathering.

¨     Later in the evening, projects worth about ₹5,650 crore will be inaugurated and initiated in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, covering several infrastructure sectors.

¨     In Kerala, the foundation stone for a Polypropylene Unit at the Kochi Refinery of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) will be laid with an investment of over ₹5,500 crore.

¨     The proposed polypropylene unit will have a production capacity of 400 kilo tonnes per annum, strengthening India’s domestic polymer manufacturing capability and reducing import dependence.

¨     Two major highway projects will be inaugurated, including the six-laning of the Thalapady–Chengala section of NH-66, constructed at a cost of over ₹2,650 crore as part of the Mumbai–Kanyakumari Economic Corridor.

¨     The Kozhikode Bypass project from Vengalam to Ramanattukara, developed at a cost of around ₹2,140 crore, will also be inaugurated to reduce congestion and improve road safety.

¨     The PM will inaugurate 23 rural roads in Kerala under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, improving connectivity in remote regions and strengthening rural livelihoods.

¨  Three railway stations — Shoranur Junction, Kuttippuram and Changanassery — redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, will also be inaugurated along with the electrification of the Shoranur–Nilambur railway line.

¨   In Tamil Nadu, projects such as Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s City Gas Distribution Network and Indian Oil Corporation’s lube blending plant at Manali, Chennai, along with rural roads and a greenfield highway bypass, will be launched.

¨   These initiatives, including the introduction of Amrit Bharat Express trains, aim to strengthen infrastructure and boost regional economic growth.