Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched 28 development projects worth more than Rs 5,900 crore in Siwan district in Bihar.

PM Modi inaugurated the new Vaishali-Deoria railway line project, built at a cost of over Rs 400 crore, and flagged off a new train service on this route.

According to a PMO release, in a major boost to connectivity in North Bihar, Prime Minister also flagged off the Vande Bharat Express between Patliputra and Gorakhpur via Muzaffarpur and Bettiah.