| 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.
   
      
     comments...     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
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