Patna, Sept. 22 -- Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary Tuesday directed officials to expedite the implementation of major development projects, including roads, drinking water supply, irrigation, industrial infrastructure and social welfare schemes, under the state government's 'Bihar Gati' initiative.

Reviewing projects worth more than Rs 100 crore and other Centre-sponsored and state schemes at a meeting in Patna, the Chief Minister directed officials to ensure that all projects are completed within the stipulated timelines, with regular monitoring and inter-departmental coordination.

Choudhary directed that the Integrated Manufacturing Cluster (IMC) in Gaya, being developed under the Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC), be in...