PM Modi dedicates to Nation three key projects related to Petroleum sector in Bihar
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation three key projects related to the Petroleum sector in Bihar worth more than Rs 900 crore via video conferencing on 13 September 2020.
- The projects include:
- Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project and
- Two LPG Bottling Plants – in East Champaran and Banka.
Durgapur-Banka section
- The 193-km long Durgapur-Banka pipeline section has been built by state-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC).
- It is a part of the 679-km Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project, for which the foundation stone was laid by PM Modi on February 17, 2019.
- The pipeline has a diameter of 14-inch and will pass through West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar.
LPG Bottling Plants
- The LPG Bottling Plants in East Champaran and Banka have a combined capacity to fill around 80 thousand cylinders per day and more than 125 million cylinders every year.
- The cost of Banka Plant is Rs 131.75 crore and of East Champaran Plant is Rs 136.4 crore.
- These LPG Bottling Plants will empower the Atmanirbhar Bihar’ by meeting the rising demand for LPG in the state.
- They have been commissioned by Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL).
Source: PIB