Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Bihar and West Bengal, initiating numerous development projects. In Bihar, projects worth over Rs 7,200 crore will be inaugurated or have their foundation stones laid in Motihari. These include Software Technology Parks, new Amrit Bharat trains, and road projects. In West Bengal, Durgapur will see the foundation stones laid and inaugurations for projects exceeding Rs 5,000 crore, focusing on sectors like oil and gas, power, railways, and roads. Key railway projects include the Samastipur-Bachhwara automatic signaling system, Darbhanga-Thalwara and Samastipur-Rambhadrapur rail line doubling, and infrastructure development for Vande Bharat trains. Road infrastructure will be boosted with the four-laning of the Ara bypass and the Parariya to Mohania section. Additionally, new STPI facilities in Darbhanga and Patna are planned to support the IT sector. Fisheries projects under the PMMSY scheme will also be launched in Bihar. Furthermore, the Prime Minister will flag off four new Amrit Bharat trains and release funds for Self-Help Groups and beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin. In West Bengal, projects include a BPCL City Gas Distribution project in Bankura and Purulia, the Durgapur to Kolkata natural gas pipeline, and the Retrofitting Pollution Control System for thermal power stations. Railway infrastructure will be enhanced with the doubling of the Purulia – Kotshila Rail Line, and road over bridges will be inaugurated under the Setu Bharatam Programme.
PM Modi to Inaugurate and Lay Foundation Stones for Major Development Projects in Bihar and West Bengal
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