Nitish lays foundation stones of road and bridge projects in Muzaffarpur
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Patna: Keeping his promises he made during Pragati Yatra in Muzaffarpur earlier this year, CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday laid the foundation stones of several road reconstruction and two bridge construction projects worth Rs 574.16 crore in Muzaffarpur town and its outskirts.
Besides laying the foundation stones at a function held in Bhagwanpur Chowk, he also participated in two other functions and inspected the under construction Muzaffarpur bypass road. Two of his ministerial colleagues — water resources minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary and panchayati raj minister Kedar Prasad Gupta — accompanied him.
He also held a dialogue with the beneficiaries of various schemes at Teacher Training College, Patahi, where two cheques worth Rs 105 crore and Rs 2.11 crore were given for 5,642 and 201 self-help groups respectively.
The CM also interacted with the Jeevika didis.
Among the bridges whose foundation stones were laid are a road over bridge with an approach road between Ramdayalu Nagar and Muzaffarpur railway station to be built at a cost of Rs 167.68 crore, and a reinforced concrete cement bridge of 174.24-metre length at Bhattagama Madhurpatti Ghat in Gaighat block, involving an expenditure of Rs 24.28 crore.
Among the roads to be reconstructed are the one from Sipahapur to Muhabbatchak and Jail Chowk, and another from Muzaffarpur-Pusa road to the approach road of Chandwara bridge, together entailing an expenditure of Rs 120.93 crore.
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Besides, widening and strengthening of the road between Chandani Chowk and Ramdayalu Nagar will be done by spending Rs 44.76 crore, and another 8.33km-long stretch on Sheohar, Minapur and Kanti road will be done with an expenditure of Rs 52.56 crore. Additionally, a 7km road from Chandni Chowk to Bakhri road will be completed, involving an expenditure of Rs 89.77 crore. A foundation stone was also laid for widening and strengthening of a 9.7km-long road from the Sheohar-Minapur-Kanti NH-28 to Raghai Ghat road with an investment of Rs 74.18 crore.
The projects will be completed by Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation, and road construction and rural works departments.
Former minister Suresh Sharma and MLC Dinesh Singh also accompanied the CM, along with senior officials, including principal secretary to CM, Deepak Kumar, his secretaries Anupam Kumar and Kumar Ravi, road construction secretary Sandip Kumar R Pudukalkatti, and senior officials of Tirhut division and Muzaffarpur district.
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