PM dedicates to the nation three key projects related to the Petroleum sector in Bihar

 

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation three key projects related to the Petroleum sector in Bihar today via video conferencing.

• ·        Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project
• ·        Two LPG Bottling Plants.

All those projects  have been commissioned by IndianOil and HPCL, PSUs under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

During Speaking the Prime Minister also said the special package announced for Bihar a few years ago, focused much on the state's infrastructure. MR PM said the special package given for Bihar had 10 Nos of big projects related to petroleum and gas worth Rs 21,000 crore. Among these today it is the seventh project which is being dedicated to the people of Bihar. He also listed the other 6 projects which had been completed in Bihar earlier. He expressed happiness that he is inaugurating the Durgapur-Banka section (about 200 km) of an important gas pipeline project for which he laid the foundation stone about one and a half years ago. He lauded the hard work of the engineers and laborers and the active support of the state government for completing this project on time, in spite of the challenging terrain. He lauded the Chief Minister of Bihar for playing a big role in making Bihar come out of the work culture in which one generation used to start the work and the other generation completed it. He said this new work culture needs to be strengthened and it can take Bihar and East India on the development path.