Bihar gets ₹33,000-cr booster across infra segment

In a major boost to the development of metro projects and allied infrastructure including connectivity and energy in Bihar, the PM recently launched infrastructure projects worth ₹33,000 crore including laying the foundation stone of the ₹13,365 crore Patna Metro Rail Project, which will have two corridors — Danapur to Mithapur and Patna Railway Station to New ISBT - and is likely to be completed in five years. In the health care segment of Bihar, the PM fast tracked construction of new medical colleges in Chapra and Purnia while medical colleges in Gaya and Bhagalpur are being upgraded. He inaugurated the River Front Development project in Patna and laid the foundation stone for the Karmalichak Sewerage Network spanning 96.54 km. The Sewage Treatment Plants at Barh, Sultanganj and Naugachia were also launched, and laid the foundation stones for 22 AMRUT projects across multiple locations in the state.