The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for four sewerage projects under the Namami Gange programme; and four National Highway projects, at Mokama in Bihar. The total outlay of these projects is over Rs. 3700 crore.
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.
Must Do Takeaways from the above News:
- Nitish Kumar is present Chief Minister of Bihar.
- Satya Pal Malik is the current Governor of Bihar.
- As of the 2011 census, population density 1,106 people per sq km making Bihar India’s most densely-populated state.
Source- Press Information Bureau (PIB)