PM Modi Unveils Over Rs 12,000 Crore Infrastructure Projects in Bihar | Patna News – Times of India
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid foundation stones for multiple development projects worth over Rs 12,000 crore in Bihar during an event in Darbhanga.
Giving a major boost to health infrastructure in the state, Modi laid the foundation stone of AIIMS-Darbhanga, to be constructed for over Rs 1,260 crore. The proposed institute will have a superspecialty hospital, an Ayush block, medical and nursing colleges, besides night shelter and residential facilities among others. It will provide tertiary healthcare facilities to the people of Bihar and nearby regions.
The PM also inaugurated and laid foundation stones of multiple National Highway (NH) projects worth around Rs 5,070 crore. He inaugurated the four-lane Galgalia (West Bengal)-Araria section of NH-327E, which will provide an alternate route on the East-West Corridor (NH-27) to the neighbouring state.
The foundation stones that Modi laid were for eight NH projects, including two-lane road with paved shoulders from Ramnagar to Rosera, Bihar-West Bengal border to Manihari (Katihar) section of NH-131A and Hajipur to Bachhwara via Mahnar and Mohiuddin Nagar among others. He also laid the foundation stone of Raniganj Bypass on NH-327E; Katoria, Lakhpura, Banka and Panjwara bypasses on NH-333A; and a four-lane link road from NH-82 to NH-33.
Besides, he inaugurated two Rail Over Bridges (RoB) on NH-322 and NH-31, and a major bridge on NH-110 at Bandhuganj that will connect Jehanabad to Biharsharif.
The PM further dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stones of several railway projects worth over Rs 1,740 crore. The railway projects worth over Rs 1,520 crore that he dedicated to the nation include gauge conversion of Jhanjharpur-Laukaha Bazar Rail section, Darbhanga bypass railway line, which will ease out traffic congestion at Darbhanga Junction, and doubling of tracks. He laid the foundation stone of Sonenagar bypass railway line from Chiralapothu to Bagha Bishunpur in Aurangabad district worth over Rs 220 crore.
The PM also flagged off train services in Jhanjharpur-Laukaha Bazar section. “Introduction of MEMU train services in the section will facilitate easier access to jobs, education and healthcare facilities in nearby towns and cities,” a railway official said.
The PM further laid the foundation stones of multiple initiatives in the petroleum and natural gas sector worth over Rs 4,020 crore. In line with the vision of bringing Piped Natural Gas to households and providing clean energy options to commercial and industrial sectors, the PM laid the foundation stone for the development of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in five districts — Darbhanga, Madhubani, Supaul, Sitamarhi and Sheohar — by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. He also laid the foundation stone of a bitumen manufacturing unit of Barauni Refinery of Indian Oil Corporation Limited that will help reduce reliance on imports.
Besides, Modi dedicated to the nation 18 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras at various railway stations across India. “These will ensure availability of affordable medicines at railway stations. It will also promote awareness and acceptance of generic medicines, thereby reducing the overall expenditure on healthcare,” a health official said.
Giving a major boost to health infrastructure in the state, Modi laid the foundation stone of AIIMS-Darbhanga, to be constructed for over Rs 1,260 crore. The proposed institute will have a superspecialty hospital, an Ayush block, medical and nursing colleges, besides night shelter and residential facilities among others. It will provide tertiary healthcare facilities to the people of Bihar and nearby regions.
The PM also inaugurated and laid foundation stones of multiple National Highway (NH) projects worth around Rs 5,070 crore. He inaugurated the four-lane Galgalia (West Bengal)-Araria section of NH-327E, which will provide an alternate route on the East-West Corridor (NH-27) to the neighbouring state.
The foundation stones that Modi laid were for eight NH projects, including two-lane road with paved shoulders from Ramnagar to Rosera, Bihar-West Bengal border to Manihari (Katihar) section of NH-131A and Hajipur to Bachhwara via Mahnar and Mohiuddin Nagar among others. He also laid the foundation stone of Raniganj Bypass on NH-327E; Katoria, Lakhpura, Banka and Panjwara bypasses on NH-333A; and a four-lane link road from NH-82 to NH-33.
Besides, he inaugurated two Rail Over Bridges (RoB) on NH-322 and NH-31, and a major bridge on NH-110 at Bandhuganj that will connect Jehanabad to Biharsharif.
The PM further dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stones of several railway projects worth over Rs 1,740 crore. The railway projects worth over Rs 1,520 crore that he dedicated to the nation include gauge conversion of Jhanjharpur-Laukaha Bazar Rail section, Darbhanga bypass railway line, which will ease out traffic congestion at Darbhanga Junction, and doubling of tracks. He laid the foundation stone of Sonenagar bypass railway line from Chiralapothu to Bagha Bishunpur in Aurangabad district worth over Rs 220 crore.
The PM also flagged off train services in Jhanjharpur-Laukaha Bazar section. “Introduction of MEMU train services in the section will facilitate easier access to jobs, education and healthcare facilities in nearby towns and cities,” a railway official said.
The PM further laid the foundation stones of multiple initiatives in the petroleum and natural gas sector worth over Rs 4,020 crore. In line with the vision of bringing Piped Natural Gas to households and providing clean energy options to commercial and industrial sectors, the PM laid the foundation stone for the development of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in five districts — Darbhanga, Madhubani, Supaul, Sitamarhi and Sheohar — by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. He also laid the foundation stone of a bitumen manufacturing unit of Barauni Refinery of Indian Oil Corporation Limited that will help reduce reliance on imports.
Besides, Modi dedicated to the nation 18 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras at various railway stations across India. “These will ensure availability of affordable medicines at railway stations. It will also promote awareness and acceptance of generic medicines, thereby reducing the overall expenditure on healthcare,” a health official said.
