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PM Modi inaugurates various projects at Karakat
KARAKAT [Maha Media]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched development projects worth more than Rs 48,520 crore in Bihar's Karakat.
The PM, who arrived in Patna on a two-day visit to the state on Thursday, inaugurated the four-laning of the Patna–Gaya–Dobhi section of NH–22, worth around Rs 5,520 crore and four-laning of the elevated highway and grade improvements at Gopalganj Town on NH–27 at a function here. Modi dedicated to the nation the third rail line between Son Nagar – Mohammad Ganj, worth over Rs 1,330 crore, among others.
Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, union ministers and several other dignitaries and officials were present on the occasion.
Karakat is a block in Rohtas district.
The PM also laid the foundation stone for the Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-II (3x800 MW) worth over Rs 29,930 crore in Aurangabad district, which will aim at ensuring energy security for Bihar and eastern India.
Further, in a boost to the road infrastructure and connectivity in the region, the PM laid the foundation stone for various projects, including the four-laning of the Patna–Arrah–Sasaram section of NH-119A, and the six-laning of the Varanasi–Ranchi–Kolkata highway (NH-319B) and Ramnagar–Kacchi Dargah stretch (NH-119D), and the construction of a new bridge over the Ganga river between Buxar and Bharauli.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a two day visit to Bihar on Thursday advised BJP leaders in Patna to strengthen the party's outreach at the booth level and take its narrative directly to the grassroots.
In the rail sector, he dedicated the third rail line between Son Nagar and Mohammad Ganj, built at a cost of over Rs.1,330 crore, aimed at decongesting routes and improving freight movement. Additionally, he will be laying the foundation stone for the new Harding Park Station in Patna, which will feature five terminals to improve passenger handling capacity and connectivity in the region.
These announcements are seen as part of a broader strategy to appeal to voters through rapid development, with Bihar’s elections drawing closer.
A day earlier, on Thursday, the Prime Minister inaugurated the new passenger terminal at Patna Airport, developed at a cost of Rs1,200 crore, with an annual capacity of 1 crore passengers. He also laid the foundation stone for a new civil enclave at Bihta Airport, worth Rs 1,410 crore, which will serve the growing educational hub housing IIT Patna and the proposed NIT Patna campus.
