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Bengal to get ₹18,680 cr of connectivity projects
Financial Express Delhi
|March 15, 2026
Modi unveils connectivity projects valued at ₹18,680 crore in West Bengal on Saturday, and said a new chapter of India’s development was being written from the state.
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi unveiled connectivity projects valued at ₹18,680 crore in West Bengal on Saturday, and said a new chapter of India’s development was being written from the state.
The Prime Minister asserted that these projects will give new momentum to West Bengal and eastern India, boosting business and enterprise.
“A new chapter is being written for West Bengal and eastern India’s development from Kolkata.... Lives of lakhs of people will be eased; they will get new opportunities,” Modi said after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for the projects at a programme in Kolkata.
He said these projects will further strengthen eastern India’s logistics system.
“These new projects related to roads, rail and ports are opening new vistas for Bengal’s modern future,’ he said.
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