PM unveils development projects worth Rs.33,000 crores for Bihar

PM unveils development projects worth Rs.33,000 crores for Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 Feb inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs. 33,000 crore in Bihar, including the long-awaited Patna Metro Rail Project.

Highlights:

1. Patna City Gas Distribution Project, Patna
2. Baruni Refinery Expansion Project, Baruni
3. First phase of River Front Development at Patna
4. Medical colleges at Chhapra and Purnea

Patna Metro

Patna Metro is a planned rapid transit system for the city of Patna in Bihar, India. It would be owned and operated by state run Patna Metro Rail Corporation.

It will be constructed on PPP mode, estimated to cost ₹13,411.77 crore.

The Metro rail is expected to run on two corridors by 2024.

As per 2011, every city which has population more than 20 lakh is eligible for Metro Project.