PM lays the foundation for 9 highway projects in Bihar, inaugurates optical fiber connectivity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the the foundation stone for nine national highway projects worth over Rs 14,258 crore in poll-bound Bihar and has launched optical fiber Internet services to connect the state's all 45,945 villages.
The nine highway projects in Bihar involves a road length of about 350 kilometers.
Ading under this project, six lakh villages would be provided Internet services through optical fiber cable in 1,000 days
Launching Internet services through optical fibers, he said the day is historic for not only Bihar but the country as well because the government is taking major steps to make villages the mainstay of 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat'.
This is starting from Bihar today," the prime minister said, adding under this project, six lakh villages would be provided Internet services through optical fiber cable in 1,000 days.
The prime minister said his the government aims to provide urban facilities in rural areas of the country.
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