India, Dec. 28 -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday inspected work on an under-construction tunnel connecting the Bihar Museum and the Patna Museum, an official statement said. While Patna Museum is an over-a-century-old building, the state-of-the-art Bihar Museum was opened in 2015 to house collections that exceeded the Patna Museum's capacity.

Kumar directed the officials concerned to ensure the timely completion of the tunnel project and maintain quality standards.

"It should be ensured that the construction work is completed at the earliest and in a manner that there is no inconvenience to traffic movement on Nehru Path," he said.

The chief minister said the tunnel would allow visitors to move easily between the Bihar M...