PM Modi arrives at Coimbatore airport, to address rally in Tiruppur

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) unit in Tamil Nadu is all geared up for a public rally to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tiruppur.

Modi will address a public rally which is expected to attract 150,000 people. He will address party members and others from seven Lok Sabha constituencies -- Ooty, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Erode, Karur, Tiruppur and Salem, according to IANS.

Before addressing the rally, Modi would launch several development projects at Perumanallur village in Tiruppur.

The security has been beefed up in Tiruppur for Prime Minister Modi's visit. Over 2,500 police personnel are on duty to provide tight security during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Perumanallur in Tirupur district, some 55 km from Coimbatore.

Modi would lay foundation stone of 100-bed Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) health facility at Tiruppur that will cater to medical needs of over 100,000 workers and their family members in the hosiery town and nearby areas covered under the ESI Act.

The Prime Minister would also lay foundation stones for a new integrated building at Trichy Airport and modernisation of Chennai airport.

Modi would also dedicate to the nation, the 470-bed ESIC Hospital and the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd's Ennore Coastal Terminal here.

He would also inaugurate crude oil pipeline from Chennai Port to Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited's (CPCL) Manali Refinery here.

The pipeline, built with enhanced safety features, will ensure reliable supply of crude oil and will cater to the needs of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states.

In addition, passenger service on the 10-km section of the Chennai Metro Rail -- AG-DMS Metro station to Washermenpet Metro station -- will also be inaugurated by Modi.