PM Modi to visit Bihar on Wednesday, inaugurate projects worth Rs 12,100 crore

Prime Minister PM Narendra Modi will visit Bihar on Wednesday and inaugurate lay foundation stones and dedicate multiple development projects worth around Rs 12100 croreAccording to news agency PTI PM Modi will also dedicate 18 Jan Aushadhi Kendras at railway stations across the countryIn a major boost to the regions health infrastructure the prime minister will lay the foundation stone of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS Darbhanga worth more than Rs 1260 crore around 1045 am The medical facility will have a superspecialty hospital and an AYUSH Ayurveda Yoga Naturopathy Unani Siddha and Homeopathy block a medical college a nursing college a night shelter and residential facilities PTI said quoting a statement issued by the Prime Ministers Office PMOAIIMS Darbhanga will provide tertiary healthcare facilities to the people of Bihar and its nearby regions the statement addedThere will be a special focus on boosting connectivity in the region through new projects in both road and rail sectors PTI reportedPM Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of multiple national highway projects worth around Rs 5070 crore in Bihar the statement from his office saidPM Modi to dedicate railway Rs 1740crore projectsAmong these will be the fourlane GalgaliaAraria section of NH327EThis corridor will provide an alternative route from Araria on the EastWest Corridor NH27 to the neighbouring state of West Bengal at GalgaliaPM Modi will also inaugurate two rail over bridges ROBs on NH322 and NH31 along with a major bridge on NH110 at Bandhuganj that will connect Jehanabad to BiharsharifHe will then lay the foundation stones of eight national highway projects including the construction of a twolane road with paved shoulders from Ramnagar to Rosera BiharWest Bengal border to the Manihari section of NH131A Hajipur to Bachhwara via Mahnar and Mohiuddin Nagar and the SarwanChakai sectionHe will also lay the foundation stones for the Raniganj Bypass on NH327E the Katoria Lakhpura Banka and Panjwara bypasses on NH333A and a fourlane link road from NH82 to NH33PM Modi will also dedicate and lay the foundation stones of railway projects worth more than Rs 1740 croreAmong these will be the Sonenagar Bypass railway line from Chiralapothu to Bagha Bishunpur in Aurangabad district which is a project worth more than Rs 220 croreHe will also dedicate railway projects worth more than Rs 1520 crore to the country These include the gauge conversion of the JhanjharpurLaukaha Bazar rail section the Darbhanga Bypass railway line that will ease out the railway traffic congestion at Darbhanga Junction doubling of railway line projects that will facilitate better regional connectivity among othersPM Modi will then flag off train services in the JhanjharpurLaukaha Bazar section The introduction of Mainline Electric Multiple Unit MEMU train services in the section will facilitate easier access to jobs education and healthcare facilities in nearby towns and citiesApart from these projects PM Modi will also dedicate 18 Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras at various railway stations across the countryThese kendras will ensure the availability of affordable medicines at railway stations for passengers the statement from his office saidIt will also promote awareness and acceptance of generic medicines thereby reducing the overall expenditure on healthcare it saidThe prime minister will also lay the foundation stones of multiple initiatives in the petroleum and natural gas sector worth more than Rs 4020 croreIn line with the vision of bringing Piped Natural Gas PNG to households and providing clean energy options to commercial and industrial sectors Modi will lay the foundation stone for the development of a City Gas Distribution CGD network in five major districts of Bihar Darbhanga Madhubani Supaul Sitamarhi and Sheohar by the Bharat Petroleum Corporation LimitedHe will also lay the foundation stone for a bitumenmanufacturing unit of the Barauni refinery of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited that will produce bitumen domestically helping reduce the reliance on imported bitumen the statement saidWith PTI inputs