Foundation stone laid for projects worth over Rs 243 billion in Bikaner, Rajasthan

The Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 243 billion in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The projects include Phase-I of the inter-state transmission line for green energy corridor worth Rs 109.5 billion, and Bikaner to Bhiwadi transmission line to be developed by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited at a cost of Rs 13.40 billion. Other projects include development of six-lane greenfield expressway section of the Amritsar–Jamnagar Economic Corridor at a cost of Rs 111.25 billion, a new 30-bedded Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Hospital in Bikaner, the redevelopment of the Bikaner railway station at a cost of Rs 4.5 billion, and doubling of the 43 km long Churu–Ratangarh section railway line.