PM Modi arrives in Assam on 2-day visit; to inaugurate projects worth ₹18,000 cr
Hindustan TimesGuwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Assam on Friday for a two-day visit to the northeastern state ahead of the coming Lok Sabha polls. PM Modi reached Tezpur airport where he was received by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma The PM reached Tezpur airport where he was received by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. During his trip, the PM is set to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several development projects worth Rs.18,000 crore undertaken by Assam and the central government, including Rs.3,992 crore project of pipeline from Barauni to Guwahati, officials aware of the matter said. Along with this, Hon’ble PM will also commission two other projects to augment India’s pumping & refining capacity,” Sarma wrote on X. Sarma said the PM will also inaugurate and lay foundation stones of several petroleum projects, including laying foundation stones of three projects costing Rs.1,555 crore to enhance domestic oil refining capacity in multiple facilities across Assam. In a big boost to rail connectivity, the PM will also dedicate two railway line doubling projects worth Rs.1,328 crore from Dhupdhara- Chhaygaon and New Bongaigaon-Sorbhog, Sarma said.