Bhubaneswar: Bargada MP Pradeep Purohit has invited Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate the newly built BPCL Integrated Second Generation (2G) Bio-Ethanol plant in Bargada.
Also, MP Purohit has sought the Home Minister’s intervention for the revival of the closed Bargada Cooperative Sugar Mill.
As per reports, MP Purohit met Amit Shah at his office in Kartavya Bhawan-3 in Delhi and submitted two separate letters raising both demands. The MP informed that Amit Shah has assured to take steps towards reopening the sugar mill.
According to the MP’s letter, BPCL has set up Eastern India’s First Generation (1G) and Second Generation (2G) Bio-Ethanol production facility in the district at a cost of around Rs 1,775 crore. Built under the Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana, the plant has a capacity to produce 200 kilolitres of fuel per day. The project will help increase farmers’ income through utilization of paddy straw and other agricultural residues create employment and boost the rural economy. Therefore, the MP has requested Shah himself to visit Bargada for its inauguration.
He also apprised Shah about the historical, religious and environmental significance of the Gandhamardan Hills and invited him to visit the Sri Sri Nrusinghanath Temple. On the occasion, the MP presented a jacket made of Sambalpuri fabric, symbolizing the culture of Western Odisha and the art of Sambalpuri weavers.
During the meeting, both leaders also held a long discussion on the political situation in Odisha.
