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New Delhi, Oct 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached Bihar and attended the centenary celebrations of Patna University. Addressing the students at the event, PM Modi lauded Bihar CM and said that his commitment towards the progress of the state is commendable. This was Modi’s first visit to the state since the BJP became a part of the ruling coalition in Bihar in July this year. This was also the first time that JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar shared stage with Modi after his return to the NDA fold.
Referring to CM Nitish Kumar’s demand to grant the status of Central University to Patna University, Prime Minister Modi said, “I think there is a need to move beyond this and take it a step ahead. Bihar is a state which is blessed with both ‘Gyan’ and ‘Ganga.’ This land has a unique legacy. In every state, the senior level of the civil services has officers who have studied in Patna University.”
Making a major announcement, PM Modi said that 10 private and public universities will be given a fund of Rs 10,000 Crore over 5 years to get world-class status.
10 private & 10 public universities will be given a fund of Rs 10,000 Crore over 5 yrs to make them world-class: PM Narendra Modi in Patna pic.twitter.com/SYLG4mGmvc
— ANI (@ANI) October 14, 2017
After attending the centenary celebrations, PM Modi will lay the foundation stones for four sewerage projects under the Namami Gange Programme and four national highway . The four sewerage projects include Sewage Treatment Plant at Beur, Sewerage System with Sewer Network at Beur, Sewage Treatment Plant at Karmalichak and STP and Sewer Network at Saidpur. These projects together will create new STP capacity of 120 MLD and upgrade the existing 20 MLD for Beur. As per the reports, the total outlay of these projects will be over Rs 3,700 crore. PM Modi will also address a public meeting.
The four national highway projects for which PM Modi will lay foundation stone include four-laning of Aunta-Simariya section of NH-31 and construction of six-lane Ganga Setu.The other three projects are four-laning of Bakhtiyarpur-Mokama section of NH-31, two-lane construction of Maheshkhunt-Saharsa-Purnea section of NH-107 and two-lane construction of Biharsharif-Barbigha-Mokama section of NH-82.
Meanwhile, in the wake of PM’s visit tight security arrangements were in place for the prime minister’s visit. Additional director general of police (Headquarters) said seven superintendents of police and 12 deputy SPs had been deployed to oversee the security arrangements and regulation of road traffic during nearly five-hour stay of the Prime Minister in the state.
“Four companies of the Bihar Military Police and a Quick Response Team comprising eight units of Special Task Force and two of Anti-Terrorist Squad have also been deployed,” he said. “Special arrangements have been made for Mokama where one company of CRPF and two units of STF will be assisting the local police in maintaining security,” Singhal said.
In August, Modi along with chief minister Nitish Kumar had made an aerial survey of the flood-hit districts of Bihar. Earlier in 2009, Nitish had shared stage with Modi as a part of NDA at a rally in Haryana.
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