BETTIAH, Jan. 15 -- Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is all set to begin his Samriddhi Yatra with a visit to the Kumarbagh industrial area in West Champaran on the opening day, followed by a visit to the Virat Ramayana Temple at Kathawaliya in East Champaran district the next day, where a Shivling is scheduled to be installed on January 17.

The CM's Samriddhi Yatra will begin on January 16 and conclude on January 24, with no official engagements scheduled for January 18.

The CM will spend the first two days of the public outreach programme, commencing Friday, inspecting key projects and interacting with local stakeholders. The exercise is being viewed as an effort to showcase emerging infrastructure as well as the state's expanding rel...