Thursday marked a red-letter day for Samastipur as Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s Samriddhi Yatra delivered 188 game-changing projects, funneling Rs 827 crore into the district’s veins. At the Engineering College venue, remote controls ushered in foundations, openings, and starts across vital sectors.
Specifically, 71 schemes at Rs 470 crore got the green light for foundation, 74 projects worth Rs 273 crore were inaugurated, and 43 initiatives totaling Rs 84 crore were flagged off— a trifecta of progress.
The CM’s itinerary sparkled with student meets at Sarairanjan College, where he exhorted embracing new tech for upward mobility. Language labs teaching global dialects drew appreciation for cultural bridges.
Stalls of startups, innovations, and Jivika wares highlighted self-reliance. Kumar’s admiration peaked with symbolic Rs 437 crore aid to 23,472 Didis, affirming, ‘Excel further; aid is assured.’
Elderly pension talks underscored welfare nets, agri models at Borlaug Institute illuminated farming futures, and orders flew for marketing local SME outputs. Hakimabad’s infra sites received acceleration mandates.
Joined by Deputies and secretaries, the event crystallized Bihar’s devolution drive, promising empowered communities and robust economies.