Infrastructure
82.4 Km Mokama–Munger Greenfield Four-Lane Corridor Gets Union Cabinet Nod, Rs 4,447 Crore Highway To Strengthen Bihar’s Industrial Growth
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of a four-lane greenfield Mokama–Munger section of the Buxar–Bhagalpur High-Speed Corridor in Bihar, an official release said on Wednesday (10 September).
The 82.4 km stretch will be developed on the Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) at an estimated capital cost of Rs 4,447.38 crore.
The new access-controlled highway will pass through or connect key cities, including Mokama, Barahiya, Lakhisarai, Jamalpur and Munger, before linking to Bhagalpur.
The belt covering Munger, Jamalpur and Bhagalpur in eastern Bihar is fast emerging as an industrial and logistics hub, hosting facilities such as the ordnance factory in Munger, a proposed factory under the Ordnance Corridor, the locomotive workshop at Jamalpur, and several food processing and warehousing centres.
Bhagalpur, already renowned for its silk industry, is being positioned as a major textile and logistics cluster, while Barahiya is developing as a base for food packaging and agro-warehousing.
The project promises safer and faster mobility for both passenger and freight traffic, significantly improving regional connectivity.
In addition to infrastructure benefits, the highway is projected to generate large-scale employment, creating nearly 14.83 lakh man-days of direct jobs and another 18.46 lakh man-days indirectly.
According to the official release, the improved connectivity will fuel further economic opportunities in the corridor, with spillover effects across industry, logistics and agriculture in Eastern Bihar.
