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7.6K Cr Projects for Bihar Cleared
The New Indian Express Kozhikode
|September 11, 2025
CCEA, chaired by PM Modi, okays 2 key infra projects in a major boost to poll-bound state
In a major pre-poll boost ahead of Bihar assembly elections in October-November, the government on Wednesday approved two key infrastructure projects worth ₹7,616 crore for the state.
Briefing media about the decisions taken at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, first of the two projects is construction of 82 Kms greenfield Mokama-Munger section of the Buxar-Bhagalpur high-speed National Highway corridor worth ₹4,447 crore.
The second decision has been taken for doubling of the 177 Kms Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampurhat rail line with an estimated cost of ₹3,169 crore, as both of these are likely to be completed in next three years, the Minister informed.
This story is from the September 11, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Kozhikode.
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