PM to Visit Bihar, West Bengal on Aug 22

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar and West Bengal on August 22.

- TBG NETWORK

He will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth around Rs 13,000 crore at Gaya in Bihar at around 11 am. He will also flag off two trains and address the gathering.

Thereafter, he will visit and inaugurate the Aunta-Simaria bridge project on the River Ganga. PM Modi will also flag off metro train services on the newly constructed sections in Kolkata at around 4:15 pm and undertake a metro ride from Jessore Road Metro Station to Jai Hind Bimanbandar and back.

Further, he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 5,200 crore in Kolkata. He will also address the gathering on the occasion, the Prime Minister's Office said.

In Bihar, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the 8.15 km long Aunta-Simaria bridge project on NH-31, including the 1.86 km long 6-lane bridge on the river Ganga, constructed at a cost of over Rs 1,870 crore. It will provide direct connectivity between Mokama in Patna and Begusarai.