<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone of nine highway projects worth Rs. 14,258 crore in Bihar.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">These highway projects involve a road length of about 350 kilometres.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Prominent road projects are six laning of 39 km stretch of Patna Ring road, four laning of Ara-Mohania section of NH 30, Bakhtiarpur-Rajauli section of NH 31 and four laning of Narenpur-Purnea section of NH 131A.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Modi said that paving the way for development of Bihar, these roads will enhance better connectivity, convenience and economic growth in and around the state.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Prime Minister said the Government has announced to spend more than Rs. 110 Lakh Crore on infrastructure in the country in the coming 4-5 years.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Out of this, projects worth more than Rs. 19 lakh crore are allocated for the development of Highways alone.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Optical Fibre internet services where all the 45,945 villages of Bihar have been connected through Optical Fibre Internet Service.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said, Bihar will get a major boost in the bridge sector with the inauguration of three mega bridges.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Prime Minister also urged the people of the country not to lower their guard in the fight against coronavirus and maintain the precautions to prevent its spread.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">On the occasion, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said all gram panchayats in Bihar have been connected with high – speed  broadband under BharatNet.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Prasad said the next step will be extending internet connectivity to the villages under gram panchayats.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Union Power Minister R K Singh said, Rs. 70 thousand crore will be invested in the energy sector in Bihar. He said, electricity in all houses has been made available before the specified time.</span><br />''