Centre extending dev assistance to Bihar: Radhakrishnan

Laying the foundation of doubling of the 40 km stretch of NH 104 in East Champaran district, Union Minister of State for Surface Transport P Radhakrishnan today said the Centre was extending all developmental assistance to Bihar.
Radhakrishnan laid the foundation of doubling of NH 104 from Chakia to Sheohar.
Addressing a gathering on the occasion, the Minister said the work would be done at a cost of Rs 108 crore and would be completed in two years time.
He said after completion of work, journey from East Champaran to Sheohar, Sitamarhi and Nepal would become fast and pleasant.
Radhakrishnan said a large number of roads were being built in Bihar under PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojna) and stressed that the Land Acquisition Bill brought by the Centre was needed for carrying out development work, particularly in the field of roads and Railways.

He said the Railways would carry repair works at Mokamah bridge and the Centre would build a new bridge parallel to it soon.
About the Mahatma Gandhi setu on river Ganga considered as the gateway to North Bihar from the state capital, he said repair of the six km bridge would be completed soon with the help of Japanese technology.