New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Deoghar and Patna on July 12. At around 1:15pm, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various developmental projects worth more than Rs 16,800 crores in Deoghar. Thereafter at around 2:40 pm, he will perform Darshan and Pooja at Baba Baidyanath temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. At around 6 pm, the Prime Minister will address the closing ceremony of centenary celebrations of Bihar Legislative Assembly in Patna.
In a step towards boosting infrastructure development, enhancing connectivity and giving an impetus to ease of living in the region, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of various projects worth over Rs 16,800 crore in Deoghar. These projects will help in significantly improving socio-economic prosperity in the region. The Prime Minister will inaugurate Deoghar airport. It has been constructed at an estimated cost of around Rs 400 crore. The terminal building of the airport is equipped to handle over five lakhs passengers annually.
AIIMS in Deoghar is a boon for the healthcare sector of the entire region. The services at AIIMS Deoghar will get a further boost as the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the In-Patient Department (IPD) and Operation Theatre services at AIIMS, Deoghar. This is in accordance with the Prime Minister’s vision to develop excellent health care facilities in all parts of the country.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple road projects worth more than Rs 10,000 crore. The projects that are being inaugurated include six laning of Gorhar to Barwada section of NH-2; widening of Rajganj-Chas up to West Bengal border section of NH-32 among others. These projects will provide a further boost to connectivity in the region and ensure ease of movement for the common people.
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various energy infrastructure projects around Rs. 3000 crore for the region. Projects that are to be inaugurated include Bokaro-Angul section of Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra pipeline of GAIL; New LPG Bottling plant of HPCL at Barhi, Hazaribagh and Bokaro LPG bottling plant of BPCL.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of Vidhan Sabha museum. Different galleries in the museum will demonstrate the history of democracy in Bihar and evolution of current civic structure. It will also have a Conference Hall with a capacity of more than 250 persons. He will also lay the foundation stone of Vidhan Sabha guest house on the occasion. /BI/
