Chennai grabbed a good share of infrastructure and other development projects in the Tamil Nadu Budget 2019-20, presented by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu O Panneerselvam on Friday. He declared that the revenue deficit for the year 2019-20 will decrease to Rs 14,314.76 crore from Rs 19,319.02 crore, the revised estimate for 2018-19.
Chennai too got its share of projects from the budget, mostly catering to the development of infrastructure in the city and its periphery. The budget announcement also included projects to tackle some of the pressing problems faced by the city for many years -- water shortage and garbage management.
Here is a list of all the projects announced for Chennai in the Tamil Nadu budget of 2019-20.