PM Modi to launch ₹71,850 crore infra, energy projects in five states

He would be on a visit to Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar between September 13 and September 15 to inaugurate infrastructure and energy projects worth over ₹71,850 crore.

 

He will launch ₹9,000-crore projects in Aizawl on Saturday, including the first rail link between Mizoram’s capital and the rest of the railways.

 

This includes the ₹8,070-crore Bairabi-Sarang rail line, which has 45 tunnels constructed under complex geological conditions and also 55 major bridges as well as 88 minor bridges.

 

With direct connectivity established, Modi will flag off three new express trains — Sairang (Aizawl)-Delhi (Anand Vihar Terminal) Rajdhani Express, Sairang-Guwahati Express and Sairang-Kolkata Express.

 

 

He will also lay the foundation stone for multiple road projects — Aizawl Bypass road (₹500 crore), Thenzawl–Sialsuk road and Khankawn–Rongura road.

 

The PM will lay the foundation stone for the Chhimtuipui river bridge on Lawngtlai–Siaha road, which is an important part of enhancing cross-border trade via the Kaladan multimodal transit framework.

 

The enhanced connectivity will improve access to hospitals, universities, and markets, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said.

 

In Manipur, foundation stones for projects worth ₹7,300 crore will be laid, including Manipur urban roads, a drainage and an asset management improvement project worth over ₹3,600 crore.

 

Five National Highway projects worth more than ₹2,500 crore will come up, along with the Manipur Infotech Development project and working women hostels at nine locations.

 

In Assam, the projects include Darrang Medical College & Hospital, along with the Guwahati ring road project that will enhance urban mobility, decongest traffic, and improve connectivity in and around the capital city.

 

Also the Kuruwa–Narengi bridge over river Brahmaputra would improve connectivity and promote socio-economic development in the region.

 

In poll-bound Bihar, multiple railway projects are lined up, including the Bikramshila-Katareah rail line worth ₹2,170 crore, for which Modi will lay the foundation stone. “It will provide a direct rail link across the Ganga, significantly benefitting the people in the region,” the PMO said.

 

Modi will also inaugurate the new rail line between Arariya-Galgalia (Thakurganj) worth over ₹4,410 crore.

 

He will also flag off Vande Bharat Express between Jogbani and Danapur, directly benefitting districts such as Araria, Purnea, Madhepura, Saharsa, Khagaria, Begusarai, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, and Patna.

 

Amrit Bharat trains will also be launched — these are fully non-air conditioned, focusing on easing mobility woes for passengers in lower income groups.

 

Overall, Modi will inaugurate or lay foundation stones of projects worth ₹36,000 crore in Bihar.

 

On Sunday, PM Modi will inaugurate Assam Bio-ethanol Private Ltd and lay the foundation stone for a polypropylene plant in Golaghat.

 

The projects are aimed at boosting the state's clean energy and petrochemical sectors. 

Host of changes 

PM will unveil projects worth ₹8,500 cr in Manipur. These include: 

• ₹101 cr for new Manipur Police headquarters
• ₹538 cr for civil secretariat
• ₹142 cr earmarked for working-women hostels at 9 locations
• ₹105 cr for super speciality and health care in remote and hill districts
• ₹134 cr to strengthen 120 schools across all 16 districts