PATNA, March 15 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar winded up the third leg of his Samriddhi Yatra on Saturday by laying foundation stones, launching works and inaugurating schemes worth over Rs.480 crore in the twin districts of Sheikhpura and Begusarai.

The five-day tour, part of the ongoing statewide outreach, took him through ten districts in the Kosi, Seemanchal and Munger regions. Across these areas, he oversaw the launch and inauguration of development projects totaling several hundred crores, with a strong focus on infrastructure, education, health, industry, irrigation, rural governance and women's empowerment through the Jivika self-help groups.

In Sheikhpura, the CM gifted projects worth Rs.206 crore to the district. This in...