
Rs262cr allotted to acquire land for Bagmati bridge: Minister
In a written reply to questions in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, the Union minister for railways, information & broadcasting and electronics & IT,
Ashwini Vaishnaw
said this.
Responding to the question of Sheohar MP Lovely Anand, the minister said the tender for the Bagmati bridge has been done to connect Dekuli Dham. He said Rs 557 crore had been sanctioned for the Sitamarhi-Sheohar new railway line project and the work was going on at a fast pace.
"As on April 1, 2025, 52 projects (31 new lines, 1 gauge conversions and 20 doubling) of a total length of 4,663 km worth Rs 86,107 crore, falling fully/partly in Bihar, are sanctioned, out of which 1,014 km length has been commissioned with an expenditure of Rs 29,353 crore up to March 2025," the minister said.
He said 20 Vande Bharat and 10 out of 14 Amrit Bharat Express trains in the country were catering to Bihar.
Ashwini said 558 ROBs/RUBs had been completed in Bihar during 2014-25 and 218 ROBs/RUBs at a cost of Rs 6,014 crore were sanctioned for the state.
"Bihar is a very important state and projects pending for many years have been completed under the leadership of PM Modi. New bridges were built in Munger and Patna. The Kosi bridge, which was approved by Atal ji, was completed by PM Modi," he said and added that 98 railway stations were being redeveloped in Bihar. He said eight Vande Bharat, five Amrit Bharat and one Namo Bharat trains are running in the state and l,218 platforms and underpasses have been built.

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