Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on April 6, 2017 launched development projects at Sahebganj in Jharkhand.
He laid the Foundation Stone of a 4-lane bridge over the River Ganga, and a multi-modal terminal.
The multi-modal terminal is an important component of the development of the National-Waterway 1 from Varanasi to Haldia.
The Prime Minister inaugurated the 311 kilometre Govindpur-Jamtara-Dumka-Sahebganj highway; and dedicated to the nation, a solar power facility at Sahebganj District Court Premises and Sahebganj District Hospital.
Ganges/Ganga: Know More- Length: 2,525 km
- Mouth: Ganges Delta
- Basin: 1,080,000 km2 (416,990 sq mi)
- Sources: Gangotri Glacier, Nanda Kot, Satopanth Glacier, Kedarnath, Nanda Devi, Kamet, Trisul
- Cities: Varanasi, Haridwar, Allahabad, Kolkata, Patna, Kanpur, Ghazipur
- Important Bridges: Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Lakshman Jhula
