27/02/2009

Lalu Prasad inaugurates mega roads plan in Bihar  

 

Patna, Feb 27 : Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Friday inaugurated an ambitious plan to build 36,500 km of roads to connect villages in Bihar.

At a function here Lalu inaugurated the plan to connect villages under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY).

Lalu said the programme is estimated to cost Rs.163 billion. Union Minister for Rual Development Raghuvansh Prasad Singh was alo present at the function, an official release said.

The release said that over 18,000 villages would be connected by the programme.

 

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I was wondering where Laluji had gone when he or his Ardhangini had been the king and the queen. Is it some short of election gimmick ?
I was wondering again if he intends to fund from the Railways funds or if it is from CHARA GHOTALA earnings. Besides, does he thinks that
Still he is he Chief Miister of Bihar.

Jay Verma
Helsinki, Finland

jayverma@kolumbus.fi