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Business Standard
16 hours ago
- Business
- Business Standard
PM Modi lays foundation stones for projects worth over ₹5,900 cr in Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched 28 development projects worth more than ₹5,900 crore in Bihar's Siwan district. Modi inaugurated the new VaishaliDeoria railway line project, built at a cost of over ₹400 crore, and flagged off a new train service on this route. Additionally, in a major boost to connectivity in north Bihar, Modi also flagged off the Vande Bharat Express between Patliputra (Patna) and Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) via Muzaffarpur and Bettiah. Further promoting the Make in India Make for the World' initiative, Modi flagged off a state-of-the-art locomotive built at Marhowra plant for export to the Republic of Guinea. The locomotive is equipped with high-horsepower engines, advanced AC propulsion systems, microprocessor-based controls, ergonomic cab designs, and regenerative braking. In line with his commitment to conservation and rejuvenation of the Ganga, the PM inaugurated six Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) under the Namami Gange project, worth over ₹1,800 crore. He also laid the foundation stone for additional water supply, sanitation and STP projects across Bihar, totaling Rs 3,000 crore. In a major thrust to the energy sector, the PM laid the foundation stone for a 500 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) across 15 grid substations in the state, including those in Muzaffarpur, Motihari, Bettiah, and Siwan. With each substation to house 2080 MWh capacity batteries, the system is expected to help discoms reduce peak-hour electricity costs and enhance supply reliability. These units will save the distribution companies from buying electricity at expensive rates by feeding the already-stored electricity back to the grid, benefiting the consumers, an official said. Modi also handed over the first instalment to more than 53,600 beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas YojanaUrban (PMAY-U) and marked the Grih Pravesh ceremony for over 6,600 completed houses by handing over keys to select beneficiaries. Earlier in the day, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister, Samrat Choudhary, in a post on X wrote, Today the people of Bihar are eagerly waiting for Modi ji, from energy to railways, from housing to (the PM) is bringing many gifts for the people of the state during his 51st visit to Bihar today. Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, Union ministers and several officials were present on the occasion.
Time of India
a day ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
India News Live updates: PM Modi to flag off first 'Made in India' locomotive for export to Guinea, launch projects worth Rs 5,700 crore in Bihar today
20 Jun 2025 | 08:10:44 AM IST India News Live updates: Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects at Siwan today. India News Live updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to make his "51st visit to Bihar" on Friday, bringing a development package worth over Rs 5,000 crore, besides the launch of a new Vande Bharat Express visit to Siwan district has energised the BJP, which is gearing up for crucial assembly elections in a few months and is relying heavily on the appeal of its most popular leader to boost its to the state's Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, the PM's latest tour was "the second in only 20 days and the fifth this year", in an indication that the eastern province was high on the priority of the last visit to the state was on May 29-30, when he had inaugurated a new "world-class" terminal of the Patna airport, held a roadshow in the state capital and addressed a rally in Rohtas district where projects worth Rs 50,000 crore were the vision of "Make in India - Make for the World," Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off a state-of-the-art locomotive built at the Marhowra Plant in Bihar's Saran for export to the Republic of Guinea on Friday, a release to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) release, this is the first export locomotive manufactured in this factory. The release said the locomotives are equipped with high-horsepower engines, an advanced AC propulsion system, microprocessor-based control systems, ergonomic cab designs, and incorporate technologies like regenerative braking. Show more
Economic Times
a day ago
- Automotive
- Economic Times
India News Live updates: PM Modi to flag off first 'Made in India' locomotive for export to Guinea, launch projects worth Rs 5,700 crore in Bihar today
20 Jun 2025 | 08:10:44 AM IST India News Live updates: Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects at Siwan today. India News Live updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to make his "51st visit to Bihar" on Friday, bringing a development package worth over Rs 5,000 crore, besides the launch of a new Vande Bharat Express visit to Siwan district has energised the BJP, which is gearing up for crucial assembly elections in a few months and is relying heavily on the appeal of its most popular leader to boost its to the state's Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, the PM's latest tour was "the second in only 20 days and the fifth this year", in an indication that the eastern province was high on the priority of the last visit to the state was on May 29-30, when he had inaugurated a new "world-class" terminal of the Patna airport, held a roadshow in the state capital and addressed a rally in Rohtas district where projects worth Rs 50,000 crore were the vision of "Make in India - Make for the World," Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off a state-of-the-art locomotive built at the Marhowra Plant in Bihar's Saran for export to the Republic of Guinea on Friday, a release to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) release, this is the first export locomotive manufactured in this factory. The release said the locomotives are equipped with high-horsepower engines, an advanced AC propulsion system, microprocessor-based control systems, ergonomic cab designs, and incorporate technologies like regenerative braking. Show more
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Govt to open Bihar Foundation centres in Oman, 10 cities in country: Dy CM
Patna: State govt will spend Rs 29.87 crore on opening integrated centres of Bihar Foundation in 10 cities, including Surat, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Coimbatore and Guwahati, said deputy CM Samrat Choudhary here on Monday. A new chapter of Bihar Foundation will also be opened in Oman, he said. Samrat said this chapter will play an important role in promoting the cultural heritage of Bihar at the global level as well as in the economic, social and industrial development of the state. He said the formation of Oman chapter is a concrete step towards establishing a bridge between the state and the migrant Biharis. The deputy CM said these centres will provide information about Bihar's art, culture, crafts, textiles, tourism and industrial schemes as well as promote the state as an investment destination at the international level. These centres will work in coordination with international Indian trade organisations, he added. He said budget provision has been made keeping in mind the minimum human resources and other requirements for the operation of these centres. Samrat said apart from these centres, a total of 30 chapters of Bihar Foundation located in India and abroad (14 in India and 16 abroad) will be connected through a virtual dialogue programme in three phases. In the first phase, chapters in the USA, New Zealand, Canada; in the second phase, the UAE, Sydney, Bahrain, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United Kingdom and the Netherlands will be connected through a dialogue programme. In the third phase, chapters located in Chennai, Goa, Gujarat, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Varanasi, Chandigarh, Gurugram, Siliguri, Sikkim and Guwahati will be connected, he said. These dialogue programmes will give an opportunity to the overseas Biharis associated with Bihar Foundation to share their role and experience, which will give a new direction to the global identity of the state, Samrat said. Patna: State govt will spend Rs 29.87 crore on opening integrated centres of Bihar Foundation in 10 cities, including Surat, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Coimbatore and Guwahati, said deputy CM Samrat Choudhary here on Monday. A new chapter of Bihar Foundation will also be opened in Oman, he said. Samrat said this chapter will play an important role in promoting the cultural heritage of Bihar at the global level as well as in the economic, social and industrial development of the state. He said the formation of Oman chapter is a concrete step towards establishing a bridge between the state and the migrant Biharis. The deputy CM said these centres will provide information about Bihar's art, culture, crafts, textiles, tourism and industrial schemes as well as promote the state as an investment destination at the international level. These centres will work in coordination with international Indian trade organisations, he added. He said budget provision has been made keeping in mind the minimum human resources and other requirements for the operation of these centres. Samrat said apart from these centres, a total of 30 chapters of Bihar Foundation located in India and abroad (14 in India and 16 abroad) will be connected through a virtual dialogue programme in three phases. In the first phase, chapters in the USA, New Zealand, Canada; in the second phase, the UAE, Sydney, Bahrain, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United Kingdom and the Netherlands will be connected through a dialogue programme. In the third phase, chapters located in Chennai, Goa, Gujarat, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Varanasi, Chandigarh, Gurugram, Siliguri, Sikkim and Guwahati will be connected, he said. These dialogue programmes will give an opportunity to the overseas Biharis associated with Bihar Foundation to share their role and experience, which will give a new direction to the global identity of the state, Samrat said.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Patna to be developed as river cruise hub: Minister
1 2 Patna: A ship repair centre will be established in Patna and 16 community jetties will be developed across Bihar, Union ports, shipping and waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal announced on Monday. He was speaking at the first-ever workshop on national waterways held in Patna. Sonowal said a dedicated task force would be constituted within a month to explore the potential of inland waterways in the state. "A shipbuilding centre will also be set up and water metro projects will be launched in Bihar. Kalu Ghat in Saran will be developed into a state-of-the-art waterways centre," he said. The workshop, organised by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), was attended by representatives from Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Union minister Giriraj Singh and Bihar deputy CM Samrat Choudhary were also present, along with stakeholders from the cargo and cruise industries. Highlighting the Centre's commitment to boosting riverine transport, Sonowal said, "New projects will come up in 12 districts situated along the Ganga. A special task force will be formed to identify opportunities for inland waterways." This announcement followed a request by deputy CM Choudhary to introduce a Patna Water Metro service to promote water transport and river tourism. "The earlier govts neglected inland water projects, but the Modi govt has accelerated their development by investing more than Rs 6,000 crore. As a result, the department has recorded a 700% progress so far. By 2029, India will become the third-largest economy in the world and Bihar will play an important role in this journey," Sonowal added. Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary said, "The connectivity and industries in districts along the Ganga will give a new dimension to employment, tourism, and trade in Bihar," he said, adding that the state govt has already allocated land for ship and cruise repair facilities. The deputy CM also demanded the construction of a multimodal terminal in Bhagalpur. He said Bihar has also received PM Modi's support in flood control and development of irrigation facilities. He said the Nitish govt has done so much work on flood control that now there is no severe flood even if 6 lakh cusecs of water come from Nepal. Choudhary called for speedy implementation of the intermodal terminal at Kalu Ghat (Saran), 21 community jetties and a quick pontoon opening mechanism (QPOM) at Ara. He also stressed the need for ship repair facilities in Patna under the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) and National Waterway 1 (NW-1), covering the 1,620km stretch of the Ganga from Haldia to Varanasi. He added that two Ro-Pax passenger vessels of the Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation had been deployed to explore river tourism opportunities in the state.
