Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the inspiration stone for the Prolonged Port Gate System, together with an Inland Water Transport (IWT) terminal and a highway over bridge, at Balagarh in Hooghly district.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (January 18, 2026) launched improvement initiatives value over ₹830 crore in West Bengal and flagged off three Amrit Bharat trains connecting Kolkata with different elements of the nation.
At a operate in Hooghly district’s Singur, the prime minister additionally inaugurated the Jayrambati-Barogopinathpur-Maynapur rail line, and flagged off a practice between Maynapur and Jayrambati.
“All central initiatives will speed up the event of West Bengal. The central authorities is working to satisfy the objective of a developed jap India,” Mr. Modi mentioned whereas addressing the programme.
The PM laid the inspiration stone for the Prolonged Port Gate System, together with an Inland Water Transport (IWT) terminal and a highway over bridge, at Balagarh in Hooghly district, based on a press release issued by PMO.
Unfold over roughly 900 acres of land, Balagarh is being developed as a contemporary cargo dealing with terminal with an envisaged capability of about 2.7 million tonnes each year (MTPA).
The Balagarh undertaking goals to considerably enhance cargo evacuation effectivity by diverting vessel motion away from congested city corridors.
Mr. Modi additionally flagged off three Amrit Bharat Specific trains connecting Kolkata with New Delhi, Varanasi and Chennai.
These trains will run on the Howrah-Anand Vihar Terminal, Sealdah-Banaras, and Santragachi-Tambaram routes.
Printed – January 18, 2026 03:48 pm IST
