Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,600 crore during his visit to Odisha’s Chandikhole on March 5.
According to official sources, these projects relate to sectors including oil & gas, road, railways, transport & highways, and atomic energy.
During his visit, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation Indian Oil Corporation Limited Mono Ethylene Glycol project in Paradip Refinery which will help in reducing India’s import dependency. Additionally, Modi will also inaugurate a 344 km-long product pipeline traversing from Paradip in Odisha to Haldia in West Bengal.
To augment the import infrastructure on the Eastern Coast of India, the Prime Minister will also inaugurate a 0.6 MMTPA LPG Import facility at Paradip.
He will inaugurate four-laning of the Singhara to Binjabahal Section of NH-49; four laning of Binjabahal to Tileibani Section of NH-49; four laning of Balasore-Jharpokharia Section of NH-18 and four laning of Tangi-Bhubaneswar Section of National Highway-16. He will also lay the foundation stone for eight laning of the Chandikhole-Paradip Section at Chandikhole.
According to East Coast Railway (ECoR), the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation, 162 km Bansapani – Daitari – Tomka – Jakhapura Rail Line. It will enhance the existing traffic facility’s capacity but also facilitate efficient transportation of iron and manganese ores from the Keonjhar district to the nearest ports and steel plants. Inauguration of CONCOR Container Depot in Kalinga Nagar will be done to boost domestic and international trade.
He will lay the foundation stone 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.
Prime Minister will also inaugurate a 5 MLD capacity seawater desalination plant at Odisha Sands Complex of IREL(I) Ltd.
