PM Modi to unveil development projects worth more than ₹34,800 crore in Bihar
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil development projects worth more than ₹34,800 crore in Bihar on March 2. “Besides, PM Modi will unveil multiple projects in the oil and gas sector, worth about ₹1.48 lakh crore, spread across various States, from Patna,” an official statement said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil development projects worth more than ₹34,800 crore in Bihar on March 2.
“Besides, PM Modi will unveil multiple projects in the oil and gas sector, worth about ₹1.48 lakh crore, spread across various States, from Patna,” an official statement said.
This will be PM Modi's first visit to Bihar since the BJP-led NDA got a shot in the arm with the return of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the JD(U).
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“The PM will unveil multiple development projects worth ₹21,400 crore in Aurangabad around 2.30 p.m. He will then travel to Begusarai where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth more than ₹13,400,” the statement said.
From the function in Begusarai, he will unveil the oil and gas sector projects which are spread across Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Punjab and Karnataka along with the KG Basin.
“Mr. Modi will dedicate the ‘first oil’ from the KG Basin to the nation and will flag off the first crude oil tanker from the ONGC Krishna Godavari deepwater project. Stringent security arrangements have been made in both the districts ahead of the PM’s visit,” officials said.