New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated key infrastructure projects worth Rs.12,000 crore in Bihar ahead of state assembly polls later this year.

Speaking in Gaya, he said the new roads, power plants, hospitals and sewage treatment plants would resolve crucial logistics issues and create jobs. "The rapid development of Bihar is a major priority for the NDA government at the Centre," he said.

These initiatives across sectors, including energy, healthcare, and urban development, will strengthen Bihar's industrial capacity and create new employment opportunities for the youth, a Prime Minister's Office statement quoted Modi as saying.

Among the highlights was the 8.15 km long Aunta-Simaria bridge project o...