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CM lays foundation stones for projects worth Rs 522 cr in Samastipur
CM lays foundation stones for projects worth Rs 522 cr in Samastipur

Time of India

time15-07-2025

  • Politics
  • Time of India

CM lays foundation stones for projects worth Rs 522 cr in Samastipur

Patna: Chief minister on Tuesday laid the foundation stones for schemes worth Rs 522 crore related to the announcements he had made in Samastipur district during his Pragati Yatra in the state recently. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now At a function held at Musapur in Samastipur district, the CM laid foundation for the desilting of Balan and Jamuari rivers at a cost of Rs 322 crore, widening of the Rosera-Shivaji Nagar road at a cost of Rs 96.11 crore, construction of a high-level RCC bridge at Shankar Ghat in Shivajinagar block at a cost of Rs 62.25 crore and construction of a bypass for medical college at Sarairanjan at a cost of Rs 42.30 crore. Nitish said the project will help in expansion of irrigation facilities, improvement in groundwater level and possibilities of developing the confluence area as a tourist destination. The CM also laid the foundation for the construction of Shri Ram Janaki Medical College, Narghoghi Sarairanjan bypass road from Manika (SH-88) to Vikrampur (NH-322) via Samastipur district at a cost of Rs 42.31 crore. Secretary of road construction department, Sandeep Pudukalkatti, gave detailed information to the CM about the development schemes. CM Nitish instructed the officials to complete the projects as per the set target. "We have been carrying out development work in every field since the beginning. We are constantly engaged in ensuring that every essential basic facility, from roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, reaches the people in a better way. People will get a lot of benefit from the removal of silt from Balan and Jamuari rivers," Nitish said. The desilting project worth Rs 322.10 crore will provide relief from waterlogging to lakhs of families of Samastipur in general and Sarairanjan, Morwa, Vidyapati Nagar, Tajpur and Dalsinghsarai in particular, said WRD minister and local MLA Vijay Kumar Choudhary, who was present on the occasion. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now On this occasion, Union minister of state for home affairs, Nityanand Rai; Samastipur MP Shambhavi Choudhary; MLA Rajesh Kumar Singh; MLC Tarun Kumar; principal secretary of WRD, Santosh Kumar Mall; secretary to the CM, Kumar Ravi; Bihar State Road Development Corporation MD, Shirshat Kapil Ashok; Darbhanga commissioner Kaushal Kishore; DM Roshan Kushwaha, SP Arvind Pratap Singh and other senior officers were present.

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