New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the historic Kosi Rail Mega Bridge in Bihar on Friday (September 18, 2020). The bridge is 1.9 kilometers long and has been built at a cost of Rs 516 million.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Kosi Mega Bridge project was sanctioned by the government of the ruling center in 2003-04. The inauguration of the Kosi mega railway bridge will fulfill the dream of 86 years and a long wait for the people of the region, the PMO said.
“This bridge is of strategic importance along the India-Nepal border. The project was completed during the COVID-19 pandemic, where migrant labor was also involved in its completion,” the statement said.
Calling the inauguration of the Kosi Rail Mahasetu a watershed moment in Bihar’s history, the statement noted that the bridge will help connect Bihar and the contiguous region to the northeast.
In 1887, a meter gauge link was built between Nirmali and Bhaptiahi in the region, but it was washed away by heavy flooding and the severe Indo-Nepal earthquake in 1934. Since then, no attempt has been made to restore this rail connectivity for a long period due to the meandering nature of the Kosi River, according to the PMO statement.
In addition to the Mega Bridge Kosi Rail, PM Modi will also inaugurate other rail projects including a new rail bridge on the Kiul River, two new rail lines, five electrification projects, an electric locomotive shed in Barauni and a third line project between Barh. -Bakhtiyarpur. , according to an official statement.
The prime minister will also signal the Saharsa-Asanpur Kupha train from Supaul station.
The railway electrification projects of the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi, Katihar-New Jalpaiguri, Samastipur-Darbhanga-Jaynagar, Samastipur-Khagaria and Bhagalpur-Shivnarayanpur sections will be inaugurated.
Earlier, the prime minister had inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for a series of development projects in the state of Bihar, linked to surveys, with sources putting the total cost of this infrastructure at nearly Rs 16,000 crore.
Meanwhile, Bihar will hit the polls in October-November, and the Election Commission is expected to announce the schedule soon.
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