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In the wake of Rail Budget 2016 presented by Railway Minsiter Suresh prabhu last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated three major railway projects in Bihar at an estimated cost of Rs 7000 crore. PM dedicated a rail-cum-road bridge at Patna, inaugurated another at Munger and laid the foundation of additional bridge at Mokama over the River Ganga. (PTI)
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"Total cost of these three bridges is about Rs 7200 crore and these bridges will go a long way in giving connectivity to north and south Bihar, said a senior Railway Ministry official adding "It will also help in development of North Bihar." (PTI)
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RSS quota controversy: With the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) saying there should be no reservation in jobs and education for the affluent, the Narendra Modi government today said there is no rethink on the present social and caste based reservation policy and it will continue."It is the stated policy of Government that present arrangement of reservation will be maintained," Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in response to SP and BSP members raising concern over remarks by some RSS leaders. (PTI)
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There are three bridges over the entire 460 km length of the river Ganga in Bihar – one road bridge at Naugachia, a rail-cum-road bridge at Mokama and the third road bridge Mahatma Gandhi Setu at Patna. (PTI)
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The inadequate number of bridges had become one of the reasons hindering the development of one of the most populous state in the country. (PTI)
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