{"id":1703,"date":"2026-01-18T23:56:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=1703"},"modified":"2026-01-18T23:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T15:56:49","slug":"%e2%82%b9830-crore-infra-push-pm-modi-launches-port-rail-and-waterway-projects-in-bengal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=1703","title":{"rendered":"\u20b9830 crore infra push: PM Modi launches port, rail, and waterway projects in Bengal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div> <p data-end=\"161\" data-start=\"72\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u00a0inaugurated, laid foundation stones, and dedicated to the nation infrastructure projects worth over \u20b9830 crore across West Bengal\u2019s ports, railways, and inland waterways sectors. The announcements were made during an event at Singur in Hooghly district.<\/p> <p data-end=\"640\" data-start=\"457\">\u201cFor a developed India, the development of Eastern India is essential,\u201d Modi told the gathering, adding that the past 24 hours had been \u201cunprecedented\u201d for Bengal\u2019s rail connectivity.<\/p> <p data-end=\"934\" data-start=\"642\">Among the key highlights was the launch of three Amrit Bharat Express trains and the country\u2019s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train. The new rail services aim to enhance connectivity between West Bengal and key regions including Delhi, Tamil Nadu, and the Prime Minister\u2019s constituency, Varanasi.<\/p> <div class=\"embedcode\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Speaking at the launch of key development projects in Singur. These initiatives will strengthen regional connectivity, improve ease of living and accelerate West Bengal\u2019s growth.<\/p> <p>\u2014 Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/2012824869835252213?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote> <\/div> <p data-end=\"1354\" data-start=\"936\">Modi also laid the foundation stone for the Extended Port Gate System at Balagarh, which includes an Inland Water Transport terminal and a Road Over Bridge. Spread over 900 acres, the terminal is designed to handle 2.7 million tonnes of cargo annually. The project is expected to ease logistics pressure on Kolkata, reduce congestion and pollution, and support local employment across logistics and transport services.<\/p> <p data-end=\"1678\" data-start=\"1356\">The Prime Minister also inaugurated a state-of-the-art electric catamaran in Kolkata \u2014 one of six indigenously built by Cochin Shipyard for inland water transport. Powered by lithium-titanate battery technology, the vessel will enable zero-emission travel on the Hooghly and promote river tourism and last-mile connectivity.<\/p> <p data-end=\"1978\" data-start=\"1680\">Additionally, Modi launched the Jayrambati-Barogopinathpur-Maynapur rail line, part of the larger Tarkeshwar-Bishnupur project. The new line, along with a train service on the route, is expected to benefit residents of Bankura district, offering better access for commuters, students, and pilgrims.<\/p> <p data-end=\"2194\" data-start=\"1980\">Highlighting India\u2019s focus on green and multi-modal transport, the Prime Minister said the new infrastructure would integrate ports, waterways, highways, and airports, cutting logistics costs and boosting mobility.<\/p> <p data-end=\"2373\" data-start=\"2196\">\u201cThe infrastructure being developed will transform Hooghly into a warehousing and trading hub, bring in hundreds of crores in investment, and create thousands of jobs,\u201d he said.<\/p> <p data-end=\"2516\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" data-start=\"2375\">Governor C V Ananda Bose and Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal, Shantanu Thakur, and Sukanta Majumdar were among those present at the event.<\/p> <\/div> <p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>PM Modi West Bengal visit, \u20b9830 crore infrastructure projects, Hooghly Balagarh port, Amrit Bharat Express trains, Vande Bharat Sleeper train, electric catamaran Kolkata, Singur development, inland waterway projects, multi-modal transport India, Modi Bengal speech#crore #infra #push #Modi #launches #port #rail #waterway #projects #Bengal1768751809<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u00a0inaugurated, laid foundation stones, and dedicated to the nation infrastructure projects worth over \u20b9830 crore across West Bengal\u2019s ports, railways, and inland waterways sectors. The announcements were made during an event at Singur in Hooghly district. \u201cFor a developed India, the development of Eastern India is essential,\u201d Modi told the gathering, adding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[3763,3772,1131,3765,3762,1839,3767,1634,3319,3769,3768,3760,1400,3771,1557,2569,3766,3764,3770,3761],"class_list":["post-1703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content-marketing","tag-amrit-bharat-express-trains","tag-bengal","tag-crore","tag-electric-catamaran-kolkata","tag-hooghly-balagarh-port","tag-infra","tag-inland-waterway-projects","tag-launches","tag-modi","tag-modi-bengal-speech","tag-multi-modal-transport-india","tag-pm-modi-west-bengal-visit","tag-port","tag-projects","tag-push","tag-rail","tag-singur-development","tag-vande-bharat-sleeper-train","tag-waterway","tag-830-crore-infrastructure-projects"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}