(FE)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bihar today to attend the centenary celebrations of the Patna University and launch several development projects worth over Rs 3,700 crore. This will be the prime minister’s first full-fledged official tour to the state since the BJP became a part of the ruling coalition in Bihar in July this year.
In August, Modi along with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had made an aerial survey of the flood-hit districts of Bihar. After attending the Patna University function, the prime minister will fly by a helicopter to Mokama, which is in Patna district about 100 km from the capital city.
Modi will launch a number of development projects there. The state BJP president has been hinting that a bonanza was on the cards, terming the prime minister’s visit as a “Diwali gift” to the people of Bihar in general and Mokama in particular. At Mokama, Modi will lay the foundation stone for four Rs 3031 crore national highways projects and as many sewage treatment plants (STPs) and related works worth Rs 738.04 crore tomorrow, an official statement said.
