Corridors including Buxar–Bhagalpur, Patna–Purnea and Gorakhpur–Siliguri are approved, alongside a ₹1 lakh crore rail allocation.
Minister Nitish Mishra, speaking in Bhagalpur, said Bihar has approval for six major expressway and corridor projects to improve intra-state and interstate freight and passenger movement.
On railways, 198 stations in the state are being redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, and Bihar has a rail infrastructure allocation of about ₹1 lakh crore for ongoing and planned works. Work on the new Bihta airport is also in progress.
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