Question: Recently where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi lay foundation stone of nine highway projects worth Rs. 14,258 crore?
(a) Bihar
(b) Assam
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
Answer (a)
Related facts:
- On 21 September 2020, Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone of nine highway projects worth Rs. 14,258 crore in Bihar.
- These highway projects involve a road length of about 350 kilometres.
- Prominent road projects are six laning of 39 km stretch of Patna Ring road, four laning of Ara-Mohania section of NH 30, Bakhtiarpur-Rajauli section of NH 31 and four laning of Narenpur-Purnea section of NH 131A.
- PM Modi also inaugurated the Optical Fibre internet services where all the 45,945 villages of Bihar will be connected through Optical Fibre Internet Service.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1657257