Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal on the 14th of this month. During his visit, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth around 18 thousand 680 crore rupees in Kolkata. This includes several National Highway projects with a combined length of more than 420 km, worth around 16,990 crore rupees.

Mr Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for several shipping and port-related projects. In the railways sector, the Prime Minister will flag off the Purulia-Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi) Express and inaugurate six redeveloped railway stations under the Amrit Station Scheme. He will also dedicate to the nation a 16 km-long third rail line between Belda and Dantan and an Automatic Block Signalling system between Kalaikunda and Kanimohuli.