Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday unveiled the foundation for the integrated development of a Multi-Modal Facility Complex (MMFC) with Kuralagam at Broadway in Chennai, which is to be undertaken at a total cost of ₹822.70 crore.
The MMFC would be spread over 26,240 sq.ft. and would have a built-up area of 1.36 lakh sq.ft. While one tower would have nine floors housing the MMFC, another would have 10 floors with Kuralagam, an official release said.
The complex, which would have para-transit facilities, will also have parking spaces for over 400 cars and over 1,100 two-wheelers. The State government announced the project during the demand for grants in the Assembly for 2022-23, and orders were issued for granting funds to the tune of ₹822.70 crore.
In another event, Mr. Stalin also inaugurated a wedding hall named after late leader B.R. Ambedkar, which was constructed at a cost of ₹21.50 crore by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. He also presided over the weddings of 10 couples.
Appealing to them to give their babies Tamil names, Mr. Stalin said: “I’m not criticising or belittling anyone. We see people giving names in English and in Northern languages. When I say this, ‘Stalin’ is not a Tamil name. However, there is a reason behind it,” Mr. Stalin said and recalled how his father, late leader and former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi named him after Russian leader Joseph Stalin.
