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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate several projects, including an airport, in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district on Tuesday. PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone of many other projects there. One of the 12 Jyotirlingas in Deoghar is the main shrine of Lord Bholenath. Apart from this, PM Modi will also take part in the roadshow of 11.5 km. A senior police official said that strict arrangements have been made for the security of the Prime Minister.
He told that in this yatra, PM Modi will offer prayers at Baba Vaidyanath Dham. An official statement said that the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of projects worth Rs 16,000 crore in Jharkhand. Along with this, will inaugurate the airport spread over 657 acres built at a cost of 401 crores. IndiGo said last week that it would launch its Kolkata-Deoghar flight on July 12.
Jharkhand’s second international airport
This will be the second international airport of Jharkhand after Ranchi. India had 74 airports before 2014, but 66 new airports have been established in the seven years to April 2022 taking a total of 140 airports (including heliports and water domes). Under the UDAN scheme, more than 420 air routes have been operated till June 2022. More than 1.79 lakh flights have been flown under this scheme. The UDAN scheme has immensely benefited many regions across India including hill states, North-Eastern region and islands.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said that he looks forward to visiting Jharkhand and Bihar on Tuesday. “I am looking forward to being in Jharkhand and Bihar today to attend various programmes,” he said. In the afternoon, I will reach Deoghar where I will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development works worth Rs 16,800 crore. During his visit, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the In-Patient Department (IPD) and Operation Theater services at AIIMS, Deoghar.
Modi to attend Bihar Vidhan Sabha building centenary celebrations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Bihar on 12 July to attend the centenary celebrations of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha building. Before the arrival of the Prime Minister, the demand for special status in Bihar has started gaining momentum. In fact, the proposal to give special status to Bihar has already been passed by both the houses of the Bihar Legislature.
Bihar BJP state president Sanjay Jaiswal has made it clear that there is no need to give special status to Bihar. Before the arrival of Prime Minister Modi, the politics of Bihar has heated up regarding the special status of the state. When the demand for special category status was raised by RJD and Congress, JDU, which is part of the ruling party, also supported it. JDU Parliamentary Board President Upendra Kushwaha said that whenever PM Modi comes to Bihar, he has given some gift. This time it can be expected that they will announce special status to Bihar.
Congress spokesperson Asit Nath Tiwari said that the demand for special status has been passed twice from the Bihar Legislature and has been sent to the Central Government. The centenary celebrations of the same legislature will also have the prime minister and the chief minister. We hope that the Chief Minister will raise the demand for special category status for Bihar and will be able to take some concrete assurances from the PM.