A number of ambitious projects and development schemes in the district are likely to be completed this year.
The Sultanganj (Bhagalpur)-Aguwani Ghat (Khagaria) bridge across the Ganga, under construction for the last eight years, is likely to be completed by the end of this year. The foundation for the 3,160-metre-long four-lane cablestay bridge along with approach road with an estimated cost of Rs1,710 crore was laid by CM Nitish Kumar on February 23, 2014. The bridge would link NH-31 and 107, reducing the distance between Sultanagnj and Khagaria, Saharsa, Supaul and Madhepura.
The much awaited Khagaria-Munger rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganga is also likely to be opened for traffic on January 16. The 44-km-long Khagaria-Kusheshwar Asthan RAILWAY project with an estimated cost of Rs162 crore is expected to be commissioned this year. The foundation for this project was laid by the then railway minister, Ram Vilas Paswan, in 1998. Paswan hailed from Khagaria district.
A cluster-based Food Processing park is set to be operational near Mansi. It will generate EMPLOYMENT for about 3,000 skilled and semi-skilled people. A cattle-feed manufacturing unit with a cost of Rs50 crore is underway at Maheshkhunt Bazar. It will produce 300 metric tonnes of cattle-feed per day.