Modi Launches Development Projects Worth Over Rs 830 Crore In West Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched on Sunday development projects worth over Rs 830 crore in West Bengal and flagged off three Amrit Bharat trains that will connect Kolkata to other parts of the country.

"All central projects will accelerate the development of West Bengal. The central government is working to meet the goal of a developed eastern India," the prime minister said.

At a function at Singur in Hooghly district, Modi inaugurated the Jayrambati-Barogopinathpur-Maynapur rail line, and flagged off a train between Maynapur and Jayrambati. He also laid the foundation stone for the extended port gate system, including an inland water transport terminal and a road overbridge, at Balagarh, according to an official release.

Spread over approximately 900 acres of land, Balagarh is being developed as a modern cargo handling terminal with an estimated capacity of about 2.7 million tonnes per annum. The Balagarh project aims to significantly improve cargo evacuation efficiency by diverting vessel movement away from congested urban corridors.

Modi also flagged off three Amrit Bharat Express trains connecting Kolkata with New Delhi, Varanasi and Chennai. These trains will run on the Howrah-Anand Vihar Terminal, Sealdah-Varanasi and Santragachi-Tambaram routes.