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PM Modi launches Chennai development projects worth over ₹13,000 crore

📅 11 October 2026 📍 India › Tamil Nadu Must know

On 11 October 2026, PM Modi inaugurated and dedicated infrastructure projects worth over ₹13,000 crore in Chennai, including a new Chennai Metro stretch.

Summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 October 2026 laid the foundation stone for, inaugurated and dedicated several development projects worth over ₹13,000 crore in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The programme covered completed and upcoming works aimed at easing daily travel and boosting industry and trade. He dedicated a new stretch of the Chennai Metro and noted that India’s metro network has grown from about 250 km in 2014 to over 1,100 km, serving 25 cities compared with five in 2014. He also highlighted manufacturing, port modernisation and blue-economy steps such as Chennai Fishing Harbour modernisation and a Sea-weed Park in Tamil Nadu.

Key facts

Event amount: Over ₹13,000 crore development projects in Chennai
Date / place: 11 October 2026, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Metro highlight: New stretch of Chennai Metro dedicated to the public
National metro network: From ~250 km (2014) to over 1,100 km; metro in 25 cities (vs 5 in 2014)
Blue economy: Modernisation of Chennai Fishing Harbour; Sea-weed Park in Tamil Nadu

Practice MCQs 4 questions

In October 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched development projects worth over how much in Chennai, Tamil Nadu?

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Correct answer: A — ₹13,000 crore

PIB (PRID 2321985) states projects worth over ₹13,000 crore were laid/inaugurated/dedicated in Chennai on 11 October 2026.

According to the Prime Minister’s 11 October 2026 Chennai address, India’s metro network length had grown from about 250 km in 2014 to how much?

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Correct answer: B — Over 1,100 km

PIB notes the national metro network surged from approximately 250 km in 2014 to over 1,100 km.

Q3 Advanced

In October 2026, in how many Indian cities were metro services operated, as cited by the PM in Chennai, compared with five cities in 2014?

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Correct answer: C — 25

PIB quotes the PM: metro was limited to five cities in 2014, whereas services are operated in twenty-five cities today.

Q4 Advanced

Which of the following blue-economy interventions in Tamil Nadu did the Prime Minister specifically mention during the 11 October 2026 Chennai programme?

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Correct answer: D — Modernisation of Chennai Fishing Harbour and a Sea-weed Park

PIB lists modernisation of the Chennai Fishing Harbour and development of a Sea-weed Park in the state.