Two railway engine factories to be set up in Bihar: Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that two railway engine factories will be set up in Bihar

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that two railway engine factories will be set up in Bihar.

"We are building railway engines and the two factories will be set up in Bihar," Modi said in his inaugural address at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2015 in New Delhi.

Narendra Modi. Pic/PTI

He said the development of eastern parts of India cannot be ignored as those areas have great potential.

"We cannot ignore any areas in our country like eastern areas... The areas are of great potential. We must focus on the development of eastern India."

"Every state has its own USP and work needs to be done in such a way that the world gets to know India beyond metros."

He also said east India will be linked with a gas grid. "The work has started to link east India with a gas grid, for the first time."

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