SAMASTIPUR, Jan. 30 -- Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday concluded the second phase of the Samriddhi Yatra in Samastipur, unveiling, inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of 188 development projects worth Rs.827 crore for the district.

With the Bihar Assembly's Budget Session scheduled from February 2 to 27, officials indicated that the next phase of the Yatra was likely to be temporarily paused. So far, the CM has covered 12 districts across the first and second phases of the outreach programme. Samriddhi Yatra was launched on January 16 this year.

During the second phase, Kumar toured three districts of the Darbhanga division in the Mithilanchal region, with Samastipur marking the final stop on Thursday. He visited Madhu...