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PM Modi launches various developmental projects in Kochi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched various development projects in Kochi "to energise the growth trajectory of India".

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched various development projects in Kochi "to energise the growth trajectory of India".

"We have gathered here to celebrate the development of Kerala and India. The works being inaugurated today cover a wide range of sectors. They will energise the growth trajectory of India," he said while speaking at the event.

During his tour to Kerala, PM Modi dedicated to the nation a Rs 6,000 crore petrochemical complex of oil major Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Ro-Ro vessels of Inland Waterways at Willingdon Islands.

According to BPCL, these products have applications in paints and coatings, solvents, adhesives, water treatment chemicals, construction industry and super absorbent polymer among others.

The two new Roll-on/Roll-off vessels, deployed between Bolgatty and Willingdon Island on National Waterway-3, will have the capacity to carry six 20-feet trucks, three 20-feet trailer trucks, three 40-feet trailer trucks and 30 passengers each.

The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Cochin Port Trust's International Cruise Terminal "Sagarika" and Cochin Shipyard's Vigyana Sagar, a campus for Marine Engineering Training Institute.

He also laid the foundation stone of Cochin Port Trust's South Coal Berth and said these projects covered a wide range of sectors and will energise India's growth trajectory.

The Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan had welcomed PM Modi by draping a shawl and presenting a memento to him in Kochi.

The Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and several ministers were also present at the event.

Earlier today, PM Modi inaugurated the Chennai Metro Rail Phase-I extension project, which has been completed at a cost of Rs 3,770 crores. He also laid the foundation stone for the Discovery Campus of IIT Madras.

(With agency inputs)

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