Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 830 crore in West Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited West Bengal and inaugurated many important projects.
He started projects worth over Rs 830 crore and laid the foundation for more worth Rs 3,250 crore.
He also flagged off new trains that will connect Kolkata to other big cities like New Delhi, Varanasi, and Chennai.
One of these trains will help connect his parliamentary area, Kashi Banaras, with Bengal.
Modi also started a new rail line and an electric boat in Kolkata.
He said these projects will create jobs, help farmers and fishermen, and make travel easier and cleaner.
He believes West Bengal has a lot of potential for trade and manufacturing and that these projects will help the state grow a lot.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 830 crore in West Bengal.
He flagged off three Amrit Bharat trains connecting Kolkata to New Delhi, Varanasi, and Chennai.
Modi inaugurated the Jayrambati-Barogopinathpur-Maynapur rail line and flagged off a train between Maynapur and Jayrambati.
He laid the foundation stone for the Extended Port Gate System in Balagarh, Hooghly district.
Modi launched a state-of-the-art electric catamaran in Kolkata and emphasized the importance of multi-modal connectivity and green mobility.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 830 crore, flagged off trains, and launched an electric catamaran
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Where
- West Bengal, Singur, Malda, Balagarh, Kolkata
- Why
- To boost infrastructure, connectivity, and development in West Bengal
Government
Opposition
Development Projects
Government
The government highlights the significant infrastructure development and job creation potential of the projects.
Opposition
The opposition questions the timing and political motivations behind the project inaugurations.
- Projects Inaugurated
- Rs 830 crore
- Projects Laid Foundation
- Rs 3,250 crore
- Trains Flagged Off
- Three Amrit Bharat trains
- Rail Line Inaugurated
- Jayrambati-Barogopinathpur-Maynapur
- Vande Bharat Sleeper Train
- Kolkata to Guwahati
- Extended Port Gate System
- Balagarh, Hooghly district
- Electric Catamaran Launched
- Kolkata
- Governor Present
- CV Ananda Bose
- Union Ministers Present
- Sarbananda Sonowal, Sukanta Majumdar, Shantanu Thakur
- State BJP President
- Samik Bhattacharya
- Leader of Opposition
- Suvendu Adhikari