Impressed by the eagerness of Nitish Kumar government to develop Bihar, Japan has offered a grant of Rs 5600 crore to the state government.
PATNA: Impressed by the eagerness of Nitish Kumar government to develop Bihar, Japan has offered a grant of Rs 5600 crore to the state government.
The funds would be sourced through Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC). The projects covered will include construction of four-lane road along the Buddhist circuit - Patna-Gaya-Bodhgaya-Rajgir-Nalanda-Biharsharif in south central Bihar and Vaishali- Kesaria -Khajuria-Sahebganj road linking NH-28 in North Bihar. The Buddhist circuit roads will be at par with international standards, said Anjani Kumar Singh (Secretary, Tourism). The Road construction department of Bihar government has been asked to prepare the feasibility report on the roads and submit it to JBIC by February 15.
The Japanese are also eager about development of pilgrimage centres in Bihar like Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Vaishali, Areraj, Kesariya and Magalgarh besides Barabar caves located on the Patna-Gaya route. The project envisages developing water supply scheme, solid waste management, sewage disposal, electrification, and improvement of drainage systems in addition to construction of new drains. A sum of Rs 50 crore had been specifically marked for development of landscape and flood protection measures at Bodh Gaya.
A threadbare discussion on all these projects was held in a meeting between the JBIC representatives and officials of Union Tourism ministry, Secretary Tourism (Bihar) and Resident Commissioner of Bihar at New Delhi recently.
With regard to development of a Greenfield International airport in Bihar’s state capital, the state’s resident commissioner CK Mishra who was present in the JBIC meeting said that the centre had approved the project ‘in principle’ and it had directed the state government to prepare a site selection report in consultation with the National Airport Authority of India.
Mishra also informed about JBIC’s offer to grant Rs 600 crore for upgrading the Bodh Gaya airport.
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