PM Modi launches ₹5,650-crore projects in Tiruchirappalli, including city gas for Nilgiris and Erode
On 11 March 2026 in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched projects worth about ₹5,650 crore in clean energy, petroleum, highways, railways and rural roads.
Summary
On 11 March 2026 in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, dedicated, laid the foundation stones of and flagged off projects worth about ₹5,650 crore. He laid the foundation stone of Bharat Petroleum's ₹3,700-crore City Gas Distribution network for the Nilgiris and Erode districts, which will supply piped natural gas to nearly nine lakh families; he said its environmental benefit over eight years would equal planting four crore trees. He dedicated Indian Oil Corporation's Lube Blending Plant in Chennai, which he called one of the world's largest facilities of its kind, and inaugurated 370 km of rural roads built under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. He also announced the Gangaikonda Cholapuram bypass to protect the UNESCO-listed temple built by Rajendra Chola, and flagged off new train services.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 11 March 2026, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
- Total
- ~₹5,650 crore
- City gas
- BPCL CGD network, ₹3,700 crore — Nilgiris and Erode; ~9 lakh families
- Lubricants
- IOCL Lube Blending Plant, Chennai — among world's largest
- Rural roads
- 370 km under PMGSY
- Heritage
- Gangaikonda Cholapuram bypass (temple of Rajendra Chola)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Bharat Petroleum's ₹3,700-crore City Gas Distribution network, whose foundation stone was laid on 11 March 2026, will serve which districts of Tamil Nadu?
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Correct answer: B — Nilgiris and Erode
The CGD network will supply piped natural gas to nearly nine lakh families in the Nilgiris and Erode districts.
Which facility, described by the PM as one of the world's largest of its kind, was dedicated to the nation on 11 March 2026 during his Tamil Nadu visit?
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Correct answer: D — IOCL Lube Blending Plant, Chennai
The PM dedicated Indian Oil Corporation's Lube Blending Plant in Chennai, saying more local lubricant production cuts imports.
How many kilometres of rural roads built under PMGSY did the PM inaugurate in Tiruchirappalli on 11 March 2026?
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Correct answer: C — 370 km
The PM inaugurated 370 km of rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.