Rejecting criticism that the Centre was repackaging old schemes in its assistance to Bihar, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to focus more on fulfilling his own promises of making it a surplus power State.
Inaugurating the construction office of the ambitious Jagdishpur-Haldia gas pipeline, Mr. Pradhan said the NDA government has already started delivering on its promises for Bihar.
“By starting this gas pipeline (office) the Modi government has started delivering benefits to people of Bihar ... He (Nitish) should bother about himself as people would ask him about his promise to provide surplus power to the State...” said the Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas.
To be executed by GAIL (Gas Authority of India Limited) and christened ‘Urja Ganga’ , the pipeline will provide subsidised gas supply in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Mr. Pradhan said the gas pipeline network will cover 30,000 km in next five years and cost around Rs. 11,000 crore. - PTI
