Infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth about ₹36,000 crore in Purnea district.
Highlights included a new terminal building at Purnea airport, Phase 1 of the Kosi–Mechi Intra-State River Link (over ₹2,680 crore) for irrigation and flood control, a new train on the Araria–Galgalia (Thakurganj) section linking Araria and Kishanganj, and around ₹500 crore of community investment funds for women's cluster-level federations under DAY-NRLM.