PM to visit Bihar today; to inaugurate several key projects worth Rs 13,480 cr

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar today where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for multiple development projects worth over Rs 13480 crore The Prime Minister will also participate in a programme marking National Panchayati Raj Day and address a gathering in Madhubani BiharAccording to an official release the Prime Minister will reach Madhubani at around 1145 am Prime Minister Modi will participate in the National Panchayati Raj Day programme in Madhubani Bihar He will also present National Panchayat Awards recognizing and incentivizing bestperforming Panchayats on the occasionThe Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of an LPG bottling plant with rail unloading facility at Hathua in Gopalganj District of Bihar worth around Rs 340 crore This will help in streamlining the supply chain and improving efficiency of bulk LPG transportationBoosting power infrastructure in the region PM Modi will lay the foundation stone for projects worth over Rs 1170 crore and also inaugurate multiple projects worth over Rs 5030 crore in the power sector in Bihar under the Revamped Distribution Sector SchemeTo boost rail connectivity across the nation Prime Minister will flag off Amrit Bharat express between Saharsa and Mumbai Namo Bharat Rapid rail between Jaynagar and Patna and trains between Pipra and Saharsa and Saharsa and Samastipur He will also inaugurate the Supaul Pipra rail line Hasanpur Bithan Rail line and two 2lane Rail over bridges at Chapra and Bagaha He will dedicate to the nation the KhagariaAlauli Rail line These projects will improve connectivity and lead to overall socioeconomic development of the regionThe Prime Minister will distribute benefits of around Rs 930 crore under Community Investment Fund to over 2 lakh SHGs from Bihar under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission DAY NRLMPM Modi will also hand over sanction letters to 15 lakh new beneficiaries of PMAYGramin and release instalments to 10 lakh PMAYG beneficiaries from across the country He will hand over keys to some beneficiaries marking the Grih Pravesh of 1 lakh PMAYG and 54000 PMAYU houses in Bihar Speaking to ANI Dilip Kumar Executive Director Information and Publicity Department said that the second rake of the indigenous Namo Bharat Rapid Rail is set to be deployed on the JaynagarPatna route after PM Modis inauguralTill now two rakes of Namo Bharat Rapid Rail have been made in the country The first train set was operated between Bhuj and Ahmedabad and now the second train set is ready It has been decided that it will be operated between Jaynagar and Patna This is a fully AC train This train has 18 coaches and has a seating capacity of more than 2000 people There will be no need for the reservation in this Kumar saidMeanwhile in the wake of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmirs Pahalgam security has been significantly tightened across Bihar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit Bihar Director General of Police Vinay Kumar issued an order regarding the security arrangements in the state particularly focused on the IndiaNepal borderOn April 22 2025 in Pahalgam Jammu and Kashmir terrorists carried out indiscriminate firing killing 26 tourists and injuring a large number of others It is being reported and broadcast in the media that the attack was executed after identifying the victims as belonging to a particular community the order statedThe Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Darbhanga and Madhubani on April 24 2025 In the past sleeper cells of separatist and terrorist groups have been active in Darbhanga Madhubani and surrounding areas and their involvement in nationally significant incidents has also been established The presence of sleeper cells of terrorist groups with a separatist background cannot be ruled out in the border districts of the state it addedThe order further stated that all terrorist groups and sleeper cell members should be kept under close and continuous surveillance All necessary preventive and security measures should be taken To control the activities of antisocial elements and terrorist groups intensive vehicle checking should begin immediately and surveillance should be maintained at crowded public places bus stands railway stations malls and religious places The Senior Superintendent of Police Superintendent of Police of the district must remain actively involved and carry out preventive and securityrelated actions the DGP said in an orderExtra vigilance must be exercised at the IndiaNepal border Intensive checking should be conducted in coordination with the armed forces border outposts Thorough checking should also be conducted on roads leading to the IndiaNepal border it statedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter 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