PM launches ₹40,000 crore projects in Purnea; new airport terminal, Pirpainti power plant
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation of projects worth around ₹40,000 crore in Purnea, Bihar on 15 September 2025, including Purnea Airport's new terminal and the 3x800 MW Pirpainti thermal power project.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development works worth around ₹40,000 crore in Purnea, Bihar on 15 September 2025. The Prime Minister inaugurated the new terminal of Purnea Airport, built in less than five months, and flagged off its first commercial flight, saying Purnea is now on the country's aviation map. He laid the foundation stone of the 3x800 MW Pirpainti thermal power project in Bhagalpur, described as Bihar's largest private sector investment at ₹25,000 crore, and of Phase 1 of the Kosi-Mechi intra-state river link project (over ₹2,680 crore), which will expand the Eastern Kosi Main Canal. He inaugurated the Araria–Galgalia (Thakurganj) rail line (over ₹4,410 crore) linking Araria and Kishanganj districts and flagged off a Vande Bharat Express between Jogbani and Danapur. The PM said the Centre had notified the establishment of the National Makhana Board a day earlier; Bihar accounts for about 90% of India's makhana production. He also inaugurated a ₹10 crore sex-sorted semen facility at Purnea under the Rashtriya Gokul Mission.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 15 Sep 2025, Purnea, Bihar
- Total
- Around ₹40,000 crore
- Aviation
- Purnea Airport new terminal (built in under 5 months); first commercial flight
- Power
- Pirpainti (Bhagalpur) 3x800 MW thermal, ₹25,000 cr, ultra-super critical
- Water
- Kosi-Mechi intra-state link Phase 1, over ₹2,680 cr
- Rail
- Araria–Galgalia (Thakurganj) line, over ₹4,410 cr; Jogbani–Danapur Vande Bharat
- Makhana
- National Makhana Board notified; Bihar ~90% of output
Practice MCQs 4 questions
The Prime Minister inaugurated a new airport terminal, built in less than five months, during his visit to Bihar on 15 September 2025. Which airport was it?
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Correct answer: D — Purnea
The PM inaugurated the new terminal of Purnea Airport, constructed in less than five months, and flagged off its first commercial flight.
The thermal power project at Pirpainti, whose foundation stone was laid on 15 September 2025, has what capacity and is located in which district of Bihar?
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Correct answer: B — 3x800 MW, Bhagalpur
The PM laid the foundation stone of the 3x800 MW thermal power project at Pirpainti, Bhagalpur, Bihar's largest private sector investment at ₹25,000 crore, based on ultra-super critical technology.
Consider the following statements in the context of the PM's Purnea projects of 15 September 2025: 1. Phase 1 of the Kosi-Mechi intra-state river link project will expand the Eastern Kosi Main Canal. 2. Bihar accounts for about 90% of India's makhana production. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: Phase 1 of the Kosi-Mechi link (over ₹2,680 crore) will expand the Eastern Kosi Main Canal, and the release notes that Bihar accounts for about 90% of the country's makhana production.
The Araria–Galgalia (Thakurganj) rail line inaugurated on 15 September 2025 provides direct rail connectivity between Araria and which district?
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Correct answer: A — Kishanganj
The new Araria–Galgalia (Thakurganj) line, worth over ₹4,410 crore, establishes direct rail connectivity between Araria and Kishanganj districts.