Arambagh, Mar 1 (Reporter) Prime minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Friday to unveil a slew of development projects related to sectors like rail, ports, Oil Pipeline, LPG supply and wastewater treatment. State Minister Becharam Manna are among others who welcomed Modi at the local makeshift helipad. The Prime Minister will inaugurate Indian Oil’s 518-km Haldia-Barauni Crude Oil Pipeline developed at a cost of about Rs 2,790 crore. This pipeline passes through Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal and will supply crude oil to Barauni Refinery, Bongaigaon Refinery and Guwahati Refinery in a safe, cost-efficient, and environment-friendly manner. HEwill also dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple projects for strengthening of infrastructure at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata worth about Rs 1000 crore. The projects whose foundation stone will be laid include reconstruction of Berth No. 8 NSD and mechanisation of berth no. 7 & 8 NSD of Kolkata Dock System. The Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation the project for augmentation of the firefighting system at oil jetties of Haldia Dock Complex and Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port. The newly installed fire-fighting facility is a state-of-the-art fully automated set-up equipped with cutting edge gas and flame sensors, ensuring immediate hazard detection. Modi will dedicate the third Rail Mounted Quay Crane (RMQC) of Haldia Dock Complex with lifting capacity of 40 Tonnes. These new projects at Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port, Kolkata will boost the productivity of the port substantially by helping in faster and safer cargo handling and evacuation. He will also dedicate to the nation important rail projects worth about Rs 2680 crore. The projects include the thirdrail li ne connecting Jhargram – Salgajhari (90 Kms); doubling of Sondalia – Champapukur rail line (24 Kms); and doubling of Dankuni –Bhattanagar – Baltikuri rail line (9 Kms). These projects will expand the rail transport facilities in the region, improve mobility and facilitate seamless service of freight traffic leading to economic and industrial growth in the region. Modi will also inaugurate Indian Oil’s LPG Bottling plant with a capacity of 120 TMTPA at Vidyasagar Industrial Park, Kharagpur. Developed at a cost of more than Rs 200 crore, the LPG bottling plant will be the first LPG bottling plant in the region. It will supply LPG to about 14.5 lakh customers in West Bengal. Modi will inaugurate three projects related to wastewater treatment and sewerage for Bengal. These projects, developed at a cost of aboutRs 600 cr ore have been funded by the World Bank. The projects include Interception and Diversion (I&D) works and Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) at Howrah with a capacity of 65 MLD and a sewage network of 3.3 km; I&D works and STPs at Bally with capacity of 62 MLD and a sewage network of 11.3 km, and I&D works and STPs at Kamarhati & Baranagar with a capacity of 60 MLD and a sewage network of 8.15 Km. He will also address a rally at Arambagh ground to kickstart the Lok Sabha campaign in Bengal. Modi will stay at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata tonight. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to call on Prime Minister at Raj Bhavan, sources said...////...