File photo of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday announced the provision of Rs.50,000 crore for development of roads in Bihar.
Addressing Bharatiya Janata Party workers in Patna to mark one year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, Mr Gadkari said: "This year itself, this amount would be used for road construction in Bihar."
He said the government was committed to the development of Bihar and the face of every sector would change now.
"Soon, waterways in the Ganga river from Kolkata to Delhi would be developed and work on the waterways project between Varanasi and Haldia at a cost of Rs.4,200 crore has already begun," the minister said.
He said the prime minister has brought the country on the right track of development.