PM Modi to put basis stone of key infrastructure tasks in Bengal

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the inspiration stone of key infrastructure tasks in Haldia, West Bengal on Sunday at 4:15 pm.
In a tweet in Bengali and English, PM Modi on Saturday mentioned, “Tomorrow evening, I would be in Haldia, West Bengal. At a programme there, will dedicate to the nation the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) import terminal built by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). Will also dedicate to the nation Dobhi-Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline section of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project.”
The terminal has been constructed with an funding of round Rs 1,100 crores and has a capability of 1 million metric tonnes every year. It will cater to the rising requirement of LPG in West Bengal and different states within the japanese and north-eastern a part of the nation and is a crucial step in direction of realising the imaginative and prescient of the Prime Minister to offer clear cooking LPG to each family.
Prime Minister Modi may also dedicate to the nation the 348 kilometre Dobhi – Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline part, which is a part of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga challenge. It marks an vital milestone in direction of attaining ‘one nation, one gas grid’.
Constructed with an funding of about Rs 2,400 crores, the pipeline will assist in revival of Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited (HURL) Sindri (Jharkhand) fertiliser plant, provide gasoline to Matix fertilizer plant in Durgapur (West Bengal) and cater to gasoline demand of commercial, business and vehicle sectors, and metropolis gasoline distribution throughout all main cities within the State.

The Prime Minister may also lay the inspiration stone of the second catalytic-isodewaxing unit of Haldia Refinery of Indian Oil Corporation.This unit may have a capability of 270 thousand metric tonnes every year, and as soon as commissioned, is anticipated to lead to a saving of about US 185 million {dollars} in overseas alternate, the PMO mentioned.
He will dedicate to the nation the four-lane Road Over Bridges (ROB)-cum-flyover at Ranichak, Haldia on National Highway 41. It has been constructed at the price of Rs 190 crores. The commissioning of this flyover will lead to uninterrupted motion of site visitors from Kolaghat to Haldia Dock Complex and different surrounding areas, leading to substantial saving in journey time and working value of heavy autos plying out and in of the port.
“These projects are in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of Purvodaya, of driving growth of eastern India,” acknowledged the discharge.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee, and Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan shall be current on the event.