Bihar's Chief Minister Unveils Historic Silt Removal Initiative and Requests Special Trains for Festivals

The Chief Minister said that with the cooperation of the top leadership, work is being done to make Bihar a developed state. We are taking forward their tradition of good governance. The Chief Minister said that the demand for a silt policy raised by the former Chief Minister for years has been taken note of. The government has taken a historic initiative in this direction. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed in this regard with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India. Under this, the process of removing about four lakh cubic meters of silt from various rivers will be taken forward. The work of removing silt will be done by the Ministry. This will also help in relieving the problem of floods in Bihar. It will also help in preventing soil erosion of fields. This is an important step in the interest of water management and farmers of Bihar. The Chief Minister informed that various ministers of the Government of India have met and discussed topics related to the development of Bihar. The Union Railway Minister has been requested to run more than 10 thousand special trains for the convenience of passengers coming to Bihar on the occasion of Diwali and Chhath.