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PM's Jharkhand and Bihar Tour Nation

Deoghar is the second airport in Jharkhand. Address at the centennial celebrations
In 2018 PM Modi had laid the foundation of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
First Prime Minister to
visit the Bihar Assembly

Union and state relations are
one of the most beautiful
aspects of Indian democracy.
This beauty could be seen at
the end of the Bihar Legislative
Assembly's centennial
celebrations on July 12, when
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
spoke here. He is the first
prime minister to visit the
n On May 25, 2018, Prime to the entire local health sector. Bihar assembly complex.
Minister Narendra Modi laid the "When the understanding of
foundation for the development n The Prime Minister inaugurated democratic rights began to
of the Deoghar airport. It has and laid the foundation stone develop in other parts of the world,
been built at a cost of Rs 401 of multiple road projects worth republics such as the Lichchavi and
crore by the Airport Authority of over Rs 10,000 crore. Vajji were at their peak. When large
India. Deoghar Airport covers an Inaugurated and laid the parts of the world were taking their
area of 657 acres. This includes n foundation stone of various first steps towards civilization and
the construction of runway. It energy infrastructure projects culture, a refined democracy was
is 2,500 metres long and 45 worth around Rs. 3000 crore for operating in Vaishali."
metres wide. This runway can the region. These words of Prime Minister
handle both Airbus A320 and Narendra Modi at the Bihar Vidhan
Boeing 737 aircraft. n Dedicated two Railway projects Sabha centenary celebrations
— Godda - Hansdiha Electrified
n The prime minister dedicated Section and Garhwa-Mahuria are enough to demonstrate the
the In-Patient Department (IPD) Doubling project to the nation. importance of Bihar for democracy.
and operation theatre services Bihar will not accept anything that
at AIIMS, Deoghar to the nation. is anti-democratic. Even after
The AIIMS in Deoghar is a boon independence, Bihar maintained
its stance. The Prime Minister also
ORDINARY PEOPLE ARE NOW ABLE TO TRAVEL BY PLANE dedicated the centennial memorial
n About 70 new locations have the UDAN scheme. Millions of pillar in the assembly. Along with
been added through airports, them have seen the airport for this, he laid the foundation for
heliports and water aerodromes the first time and boarded a the Assembly Guest House and a
in the last 5-6 years under the plane for the first time. museum. The various galleries of
UDAN scheme. n Today, ordinary citizens are this museum will display the history
of democracy in Bihar as well as
n So far, one crore passengers getting the facility of air travel on the evolution of the current civic
have flown at a low cost under more than 400 new routes. structure.

said, "With the blessings of Baba Baidyanath today, Although the Deoghar airport and other
projects worth more than Rs 16,000 crore have been development projects will begin in Jharkhand, they
inaugurated and the foundation stone has been laid." will directly benefit many areas in Bihar and West
In the last eight years, the same thinking and spirit has Bengal. In other words, these projects will hasten the
been paramount in the effort to connect Jharkhand development of eastern India. The fate of the tribal
by highway, railway, airway, and waterway. area is about to change, with such modern facilities.

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