Transforming Connectivity, Empowering Tamil Nadu
- Inauguration, Flagging Off and Foundation Stone Laying of Airport, Railway and Highway Projects Worth Over 5200 Crore
Inauguration:
- New Integrated Terminal Building (Phase-I) of Chennai International Airport
- Gauge Conversion of 37 km. Rail Line from Metre Gauge to Broad Gauge of Tirturaipundi- Agasthiyampalli Section
- Four Lane Elevated Corridor from Madurai to Chettikulam of National Highway-785
- Four Lane Road from Natham to Thovarankurichi of National Highway-785
Flagging Off:
- Tambaram-Sengottai Express Train
- DEMU Train from Tiruturaipundi to Agasthiyampalli
Foundation Stone Laying:
- Construction of Four Lane Road for Thirumangalam- Vadugapatti Section of National Highway-744
- Construction of Four Lane Road for Vadugapatti- Therkuvenganallur Section of National Highway-744
Tamilnadu Health Department received a Government of India’s Medal for Eradication of Tuberculosis
- Tamil Nadu awarded medal for reaching tuberculosis free status in The Nilgiris district
- Gold Medal for Trichy and Thiruvarur Districts for effective implementation of the scheme to achieve TB-free status.
- Five districts Madurai, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari, Thiruvannamalai and Karur will be awarded silver medals.
- Krishnagiri district was honoured with a bronze medal.
Modern Telecobalt Tool
State-of-the-art medical treatment to be launched at Royapettah Government Hospital for cancer patients.
- Doctors have suggested that it is capable of destroying cancer cells more accurately than conventional radiation treatments.
- The ‘True Beam Radiation’ method and the ‘Tele cobalt’ method are considered to be one of the most sophisticated instruments installed for radiation therapy.