PM Modi inaugurates 12 rail projects in Bihar, dedicates Kosi Bridge to nation

PM Modi inaugurated new rail line and electrification project in Bihar and dedicated Kosi Rail Mega Bridge to nation on Friday. Narendra Modi inaugurated 12 railway projects which aim to improve passenger facilities and benefit people of Bihar. event took place via video conferencing just ahe of Bihar Polls and CM Nitish Kumar was also present on occasion. 

PM Modi dedicates historic rail bridge to nation

Kosi Rail Mega Bridge is a 1.9 kilometre-long bridge, construction cost of which was Rs 516 crore. This rail bridge drastically reduces distance between Nirmali and Saraigarh from 298 kilometres to just 22 kilometres. This bridge also connects Kosi region to Mithila region and plays an important strategic role along Indo-Nepal border while reducing travel time from this region to cities like Kolkata, Delhi, and Mumbai. construction of Kosi bridge was completed amid COVID-19 with help of migrant labour. 

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PM Narendra Modi also inaugurated several railway projects which include two new rail lines, five electrification projects, one electric locomotive shed as well as a third line project between Barh and Bakhatiarpur. He went on to inaugurate a train from Supaul Railway Station on Saharsa-ampur-Kupaha railway section by waving a flag. Railway electrification projects were undertaken in Muzaffarpur- Sitamarhi, Katihar-New Jalpaiguri, Samastipur-Khagaria, Bhagalpur- Shivnarayanpur and Samastipur-Jaynagar rail lines. 

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Speaking on occasion, PM Modi dedicated historical Kosi Bridge to nation and stated that construction of rail bridge h fulfilled 86-year old dram and long wait of people of area. He furr ded that 90 per cent of electrification project has been completed alrey. PM Narendra Modi also took this opportunity to reach out to farmers and spoke about agriculture reform bills and said that y will free farmers of India from all middlemen and open door to new opportunities while allowing m to increase ir profit margins.
 

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(With inputs from ANI)