03-Mar-2024 02:37 PM
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Bhubaneswar, Mar 3 (Reporter) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation, and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,600 crore during his visit to Odisha on March 5.
All these projects are related to sectors including oil and gas, railways, roads, transport, highways, and atomic energy.
On his arrival from Telangana, the Prime Minister will proceed to Chandikhol in Odisha’s Jajpur district, where he will inaugurate, dedicate, and lay the foundation of several projects, besides addressing a public meeting.
He would inaugurate the Indian Oil Corporation Limited Mono Ethylene Glycol project in Paradip Refinery, which will further help in reducing India's import dependency, and inaugurate the 344 km-long product pipeline traversing from Paradip in Odisha to Haldia in West Bengal.
In order to augment the import infrastructure on the Eastern Coast of India, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate the 0.6 MTPA LPG import facility at Paradip.
To boost road infrastructure in the region, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation four lanings of Singhara to Binjabahal Section of NH-49, four lanings of Binjabahal to Tileibani Section of NH-49, four lanings of Balasore-Jharpokharia Section of NH-18, and four lanings of Tangi-Bhubaneswar Section of NH-16. He will also lay the foundation stone for the eight lanings of Chandikhole-PParadip Section at Chandikhole.
The Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the 162 km Bansapani Daitari-TTomka-JJakhapura Rail Line, which will not only enhance the existing traffic facility's capacity but also facilitate efficient transportation of iron and manganese ore from Keonjhar District to the nearest ports and steel plants, significantly contributing to regional economic growth.
The inauguration of the CONCOR Container Depot in Kalinga Nagar will be done with the aim of boosting domestic and international trade.
This apart, foundation stone will be laid for the Electric Loco Periodical Overhauling Workshop at Narla, the Wagon Periodical Overhauling Workshop at Kantabanji, and the upgradation and augmentation of maintenance facilities at Baghuapal.
Other railway projects, including flagging off new train services, will also be taken up during the visit of the Prime Minister.
A 5 MLD capacity seawater desalination plant at Odisha Sands Complex of IREL (I) Ltd. will also be inaugurated by Modi, which has been built as a part of field applications of indigenous desalination technologies developed by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,official sources said...////...