PM lays foundation stone and dedicates to nation multiple rail, road development projects worth ₹12,800 crore in Bettiah, Bihar
PM addresses Viksit Bharat Viksit Bihar program in Bettiah, Bihar
Inaugurates 109 km long Indian Oil’s Muzaffarpur-Motihari LPG Pipeline
Dedicates to nation Indian Oil’s LPG Bottling Plant & storage terminal in Motihari
Lays foundation stone for City Gas Distribution projects and Grain-based Ethanol projects
Lays foundation stone for redevelopment of Bettiah Railway Station
Flags off two new train services between Narkatiaganj-Gaunaha and Raxaul-Jogbani
New Delhi (PIB): The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple infrastructure projects related to rail, road and petroleum and natural gas worth around ₹12,800 Crore in Bettiah, West Champaran district, Bihar on March 6, 2024.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that the land of #Bettiah reignited the struggle for independence and infused new consciousness into the people. “This very land created Mahatma Gandhi out of #MohanDas ji”, the Prime Minister remarked, highlighting that there can be no better place than Bettiah, #Champaran to take the resolve of #ViksitBihar and #ViksitBharat. The Prime Minister acknowledged the presence of people in the Viksit Bihar program from various #LokSabha and #VidhanSabha constituencies of the state and conveyed his best wishes for the #development projects of today.
“Land of #Bihar has shown tremendous leadership for the country for centuries and also produced many great personalities for the nation”, the Prime Minister said, pointing out that India has prospered with the prosperity of Bihar and the development of the state is equally important to accomplish the goal of Viksit Bharat. #PMModi expressed delight that the development works related to Viksit Bihar have found new momentum with the formation of the double-engine government in the state and mentioned today’s projects including sectors of #rail, #road, #ethanol plants, city gas supply and #LPG gas among others. He emphasized maintaining this pace to accomplish the resolve of Viksit Bihar.
The Prime Minister mentioned one of the acute problems of Bihar i.e. #exodus of #youth from the state due to poor law and order situation and dynasty politics. “Effort of Bihar’s double engine government is to provide jobs to the youth of the state in Bihar itself”, the Prime Minister said. He stated that the biggest beneficiaries of today’s projects will be the youth who are looking for #employment. Mentioning the inauguration of six lane #CableBridge on river Ganga parallel to #Digha-Sonepur Rail-cum-Road #Bridge at #Patna on Ganga River, the Prime Minister said work is going on over a dozen bridges in Bihar with the allocation of ₹22,000 crore, including 5 bridges on river Ganga. “These bridges and broad roads pave the path of development”, the Prime Minister said. He also said that modern #infrastructure creates new avenues of employment.
Prime Minister Modi noted that all the rail lines being laid or trains being flagged off in the country are completely #MadeInIndia, thereby creating employment for citizens. He stated that the modern rail engine manufacturing factories in Bihar have been initiated by the present #government itself. The Prime Minister touched upon the #Digital India initiative and said that many developed nations do not have such digital facilities as he credited the youth of India for the fast adoption of digital services. “#Modi has given the guarantee to stand by the youth of India on every step”, #PMModi said, “Today, I am giving this #guarantee to the youth of Bihar.” He further added that Modi’s guarantee means the guarantee of fulfillment of guarantee.
The #PrimeMinister highlighted the government’s emphasis on making every house in India a #SuryaGhar where #electricity can be produced through #solar plants on the terraces and the extra electricity generated can be sold back to the government creating extra income for citizens. The Prime Minister also warned the people about the evils of dynastic politics and remembered the ideals of Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, Jai Prakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, Baba Saheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi.
The Prime Minister highlighted the government’s efforts to tackle the issues faced by the #poor, #women, #youth and #farmers as he mentioned the free ration scheme, #AyushmanBharat scheme, pucca houses, toilets, electricity, gas and tapped water connection, creation of #AIIMS, #IIT, #IIM and other #medical colleges in record numbers, making farmers into #urjadata and #urvarakdata, and setting up of ethanol plants to make use of #byproducts by sugarcane and paddy farmers.
Recently, the Prime Minister informed that the purchase price of #sugarcane has been increased to ₹340 per quintal and the world’s largest grain storage scheme has been launched where thousands of #warehouses will be built in the country and Bihar. Touching upon #PMKisanSammanNidhi for financial assistance worth thousands of crores to farmers, Shri Modi informed that farmers from Bettiah have been provided ₹800 crore under the scheme so far. The Prime Minister also mentioned the #fertilizer factory in #Barauni that remained closed for a long time and it was #Modi who had guaranteed to get it up and running again. “Today this fertilizer factory is providing its services and creating employment. That’s why people say – “Modi’s guarantee means the guarantee of fulfillment of guarantee”, he added.
The Prime Minister noted the happiness of the people of Bihar on the #ShriRam Mandir in #Ayodhya Dham. He said that today India is acknowledging its #heritage and #culture.
The Prime Minister noted the presence of the nature-loving #Tharu tribe in the area. He asked everyone to take inspiration from the Tharu Community. “Today, India is developing while protecting nature, taking inspiration from tribes like Tharu. That is why I say that to build a developed India, everyone’s efforts, everyone’s inspiration and everyone’s learning are needed”, he said.
In conclusion, #PMModi reiterated the importance of India becoming the third largest #economy, bringing people out of #poverty, jobs for the youth, pucca houses for the poor, solar panels for 1 crore households, 3 crore Lakhpati Didis and running modern trains like Vande Bharat.
Governor of Bihar, R V Arlekar, Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar, Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, Union Minister of State, Nityanand Rai and Member of Parliament, Sanjay Jaiswal were present on the occasion among others.
Background
The Prime Minister inaugurated 109 km long Indian Oil’s #Muzaffarpur-Motihari LPG Pipeline that will provide access to cleaner cooking fuel in the state of Bihar and neighbouring country Nepal. The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation Indian Oil’s LPG Bottling Plant & storage terminal at Motihari. The new pipeline terminal would also act as a strategic supply point for the export of petroleum products to Nepal. It would serve 8 districts of North Bihar i.e. East Champaran, West Champaran, #Gopalganj, #Siwan, #Muzaffarpur, #Sheohar, #Sitamarhi and #Madhubani. The new #Bottling Plant at Motihari will also make the supply chain smoother in feeding markets attached to #Motihari Plant.
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of City Gas Distribution project in East Champaran, West Champaran, Gopalganj, Siwan and #Deoria and Grain-based Ethanol Projects at HBL’s #Sugauli & #Lauriya.
The Prime Minister inaugurated road projects including two laning of Piprakothi-Motihari-Raxaul section of NH-28A with paved shoulder; two laning of Sheohar-Sitamarhi-Section of NH-104. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of projects including the #construction of six lane Cable Bridge on river Ganga parallel to Digha-Sonepur Rail-cum-Road Bridge at Patna on Ganga River; four laning of Bakarpur Hat- Manikpur section of NH-19 Bypass.
The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various #Railway projects. The Prime Minister dedicated to the nation, doubling of 62 km rail line from Bapudham Motihari-Piprahan and Narkatiaganj-Gaunaha #Gauge #Conversion among others. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for doubling and #electrification of 96 km long #Gorakhpur Cantt – #ValmikiNagar rail line and redevelopment of Bettiah railway station. The Prime Minister also flagged off two new #Train services between #Narkatiaganj-Gaunaha and #Raxaul-Jogbani.