Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal on January 17 and 18 to inaugurate and flag off multiple rail, road, and infrastructure projects worth over Rs 4,000 crore. At around 1:45 PM, Modi will lay the foundation stone of rail and road projects worth over Rs 3,250 crore in Malda. On January 18, at around 3 PM, Modi will visit Singur in Hooghly district to inaugurate, lay the foundation stone, and flag off projects worth over Rs 830 crore. Modi will also flag off three Amrit Bharat Express trains — Kolkata (Howrah)-Anand Vihar Terminal, Kolkata (Sealdah)-Banaras, and Kolkata (Santragachi)-Tambaram — enhancing West Bengal’s rail connectivity with other states. Officials said the projects will boost infrastructure, improve connectivity, and strengthen the Eastern and North-Eastern regions as key growth engines of the nation.

Source: The Telegraph January 17, 2026 00:11 UTC