PM Modi to be in West Bengal tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach West Bengal on a two-day visit to Hooghly’s Arambag and Nadia district’s Krishanagar, starting from Friday.

On Friday, Modi’s first stop will be at the Durgapur helipad, from where he will head towards Jharkhand’s Sindri. Following the programme in Sindri, Modi will reach Hooghly district's Arambagh where he will inaugurate a number of projects, lay foundation stones and then address a public rally.

The Prime Minister will participate in a public rally, where he will inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 7,200 crore in Arambagh, Hooghly, West Bengal.


At Arambagh, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation multiple developmental projects related to sectors like rail, ports, Oil Pipeline, LPG supply and wastewater treatment.

Modi will inaugurate Indian Oil's 518-km Haldia-Barauni Crude Oil Pipeline at a cost of about Rs 2,790 crore. This pipeline passes through Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The pipeline will supply crude oil to Barauni Refinery, Bongaigaon Refinery and Guwahati Refinery.

The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stones of multiple projects for strengthening of infrastructure at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata worth about Rs 1000 crore. PM will also dedicate to the nation the project for augmentation of the firefighting system at oil jetties of Haldia Dock Complex under Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port.

The newly installed fire-fighting facility is a state-of-the-art fully automated set-up equipped with cutting edge gas and flame sensors, ensuring immediate hazard detection.

The Prime Minister will dedicate the third Rail Mounted Quay Crane (RMQC) of Haldia Dock Complex with lifting capacity of 40 Tonnes. These new projects at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata will boost the productivity of the port substantially by helping in faster and safer cargo handling and evacuation.

Modi will stay Friday night at the Raj Bhawan. On Saturday he will reach Nadia district’s Krishnagar and address another public meeting preceded by inauguration of projects.