Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated a number of completed projects in Puducheerry and laid the foundation stone for many, including in the ports and highways sectors.

The Prime Minister inaugurated a Blood Centre at state-run Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research , a Sports Authority of India girls hostel at Lawspet and a reconstructed Heritage Mairie Building.

Modi laid the foundation stone for the four-laning of Sattanathapuram-Nagapattinam National Highway section, Medical College Building at Karaikal New Campus of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research -Phase I and the development of Minor Port at Puducherry under Sagarmala scheme.

He also laid the foundation stone of Synthetic Athletic Track, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in the Union Territory.

The assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are likely to take place in April-May. However, the election commission is yet to announce the final dates.

The school education department has announced a holiday for government and private schools as traffic in the city has been diverted due to the Prime Minister's visit. In Tamil Nadu at around 4 pm, he will dedicate to the nation the Neyveli New Thermal Power Project.

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