PM Modi to inaugurate projects worth over Rs 16,800 cr in Jharkhand's Deoghar

PM to address Bihar Legislative Assembly today!

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jharkhand's Deoghar to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects worth over Rs 16,800 crore. 

According to the information, the prime minister will address the closing ceremony of the centenary celebrations of Bihar Legislative Assembly in Patna.

In Deoghar, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several developmental projects around 12:45 PM and then will perform Darshan and Pooja at Baba Baidyanath temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, around 2:20 PM. He will then head to Patna around 6 PM to address the closing ceremony of the centenary celebrations of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the Deoghar Airport, which will be a key step to provide direct connectivity to Baba Baidyanath Dham, an important religious destination for devotees from all over the country.

According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), it has been constructed at an estimated cost of around Rs 400 crore. The Terminal Building of the airport is equipped to handle over five lakh passengers annually.

As per the information, PM Modi will also inaugurate the components of the project "Development of Baidyanath Dham, Deoghar", which is sanctioned under the PRASAD Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism.

The projects being inaugurated by the Prime Minister include the development of two large pilgrimage congregation halls with a capacity of 2000 pilgrims each, Jalsar lake front development, and Shivganga Pond development among others.