PM Modi unveils projects worth Rs 4500 crore in West Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and dedicated to the nation multiple developmental projects worth Rs 4500 crore. The projects related to rail and road sectors were unveiled in West Bengal.
As per The Economic Times report the PM dedicated multiple projects to the electrification of rail lines which will benefit the people of North Bengal and nearby regions. The projects include Eklakhi - Balurghat section; Barsoi - Radhikapur section; Raninagar Jalpaiguri - Haldibari section; Siliguri - Aluabari section via Bagdogra and Siliguri - Sivok - Alipurduar Jn - Samuktala (including Alipurduar Jn - New Cooch Behar) section.
Other projects include:
- Doubling of railway line in the Manigram-Nimtita section; and automatic block signalling in Ambari Falakata - Aluabari including electronic interlocking in New Jalpaiguri
- PM flagged off a new passenger train service between Siliguri and Radhikapur
- Inauguration of two National Highway projects worth Rs. 3,100 crore in West Bengal. The projects include the four-lane Ghospukur-Dhupguri Section of NH 27 and the four-lane Islampur Bypass on NH 27. The Ghospukur-Dhupguri Section is part of the North-South transport corridor connecting Eastern India with the rest of the country
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