Bihar to use river silt for road construction under 'Nadi Sanjeevani' scheme: Samrat

Patna, Nov 3 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said on Tuesday that the state's 'Nadi Sanjeevani' scheme would help rejuvenate rivers through scientific desilting and management, reduce the impact of floods and improve water availability for irrigation. Addressing an event in the presence of union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Choudhary said in an official release here that an MoU had been signed between the ministry and the Bihar government to facilitate the use of excavated silt in national highways and other infrastructure projects. He said Bihar was the first state in the country to formulate a…