Deoghar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his visit to this temple town inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for schemes worth a total of Rs 16,835 crore.
In a function held at the Deoghar Airport the foundation stone of schemes worth Rs 6,565 crore was laid by the Prime Minister which included eight projects of the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways, three projects of the Ministry of Railways and one project of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated schemes and projects worth Rs 10,270 crores. In this, there is one scheme each of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Tourism and Health and Family Welfare, two of the Railways, three of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and five of the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways. The schemes inaugurated by the Prime Minister along with the amount in crores are:
Deoghar Airport Rs 401.03 crore Development of Baba Baidyanath Dham Rs 39.0 crore Gorhar to Khairatunda Six Lane Road Rs 1790.3 crore Khairatunda to Barwadda Six Lane Road Rs 1,332.8 croreRanchi- Mahulia Fourlane Road Rs 519 crore Chowka-Saherbera Fourlane Road Rs 284.7 croreGovindpur-Chas-West Bengal Border Fourlane Road Rs 1144 crore Bokaro- Angul-Jagdishpur-Haldia Pipeline Rs 2,500 crore New LPG Plant at Barhi Rs 161.5 crore Bokaro LPG Plant Rs 93.4 crore Garhwa-Mahuria Railway Doubling Project Rs 866 crore Hansdiha-Godda Railway Electrification Rs 35 crore AIIMS, Deoghars 1,103 croreThe Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the following projects and schemes alongwith plan amount: Mirza Chowki- Farakka Fourlane Road Rs 1,302 crore.