PM in Assam: ₹6,500 crore Darrang projects, bamboo bioethanol plant at Numaligarh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of projects worth around ₹6,500 crore in Darrang and inaugurated the Assam Bioethanol Plant at Numaligarh Refinery in Golaghat on 14 September 2025, and announced a nationwide Demography Mission.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Darrang and Golaghat in Assam on 14 September 2025. In Darrang, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of development works worth around ₹6,500 crore, including Darrang Medical College and Hospital with a GNM School and B.Sc. Nursing College, the Guwahati Ring Road Project and the Kuruwa–Narengi Bridge over the Brahmaputra. He said the ring road will connect five national highways, two state highways, one airport, three railway stations and one inland water terminal, creating Assam's first seamless multi-modal connectivity network. Modi said conspiracies were under way to alter the demographics of border regions through infiltration and announced that a nationwide Demography Mission is being launched. At Numaligarh in Golaghat, he inaugurated the Assam Bioethanol Plant of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), which produces ethanol from bamboo, and laid the foundation stone of a polypropylene plant at NRL. The PM said projects worth about ₹18,000 crore had been allocated to Assam during the day.
Key facts
- Date
- 14 Sep 2025, Darrang and Golaghat, Assam
- Darrang
- ~₹6,500 crore: Darrang Medical College, Guwahati Ring Road, Kuruwa–Narengi Bridge over Brahmaputra
- Ring road
- Links 5 NHs, 2 SHs, 1 airport, 3 railway stations, 1 inland water terminal
- Golaghat
- Assam Bioethanol Plant (bamboo-based) inaugurated; polypropylene plant foundation, both at NRL
- Announcement
- Nationwide Demography Mission against demographic change through infiltration
- Total for Assam
- About ₹18,000 crore (PM)
Practice MCQs 5 questions
The Assam Bioethanol Plant inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 14 September 2025 at Numaligarh produces ethanol from which feedstock?
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Correct answer: A — Bamboo
The PM inaugurated the Assam Bioethanol Plant at Numaligarh Refinery Limited, a modern plant that produces bio-ethanol from bamboo.
The Kuruwa–Narengi Bridge, whose foundation stone was laid in Darrang on 14 September 2025, is being built over which river?
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Correct answer: C — Brahmaputra
The Kuruwa–Narengi Bridge is over the Brahmaputra; the PM said it will cut travel time between Guwahati and Darrang to a few minutes.
Consider the following statements about the projects launched by the PM in Assam on 14 September 2025: 1. The Guwahati Ring Road will connect five national highways, two state highways, one airport, three railway stations and one inland water terminal. 2. The polypropylene plant whose foundation stone was laid is located at Bongaigaon Refinery. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: the PM said the ring road will create Assam's first seamless multi-modal connectivity network linking these assets. Statement 2 is incorrect: the polypropylene plant is at Numaligarh Refinery Limited in Golaghat.
What nationwide mission did the Prime Minister announce at Darrang on 14 September 2025, citing threats from infiltration in border regions?
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Correct answer: C — Demography Mission
The PM said conspiracies were under way to alter the demographics of border regions through infiltration, posing a serious threat to national security, and announced a nationwide Demography Mission.
Which health education project was among those whose foundation stone the PM laid in Darrang on 14 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Darrang Medical College & Hospital
The Darrang projects included Darrang Medical College & Hospital along with a GNM School and B.Sc. Nursing College.