In run upto 2026 assembly polls, during Prime Minister’s visit to Bengal's Durgapur tomorrow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 5,000 crore.
The PM will lay the foundation stone for Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) City Gas Distribution (CGD) project in Bankura and Purulia worth around Rs 1,950 crore. It will provide PNG connections to households, commercial establishments and industrial customers and provide CNG at the retail outlets, people in the know said.
Prime Minister will also inaugurate Durgapur to Kolkata section (132 Km) of Durgapur-Haldia Natural Gas Pipeline, which has been laid as a part of Jagdishpur-Haldia and Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline also known as Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga (PMUG) Project. The Durgapur to Kolkata section worth over Rs 1,190 crore is passing through Purba Bardhman, Hooghly and Nadia districts. The pipeline will provide direct and indirect employment opportunities and will facilitate supply of natural gas to lakhs of households in the region.
Among other projects, Retrofitting Pollution Control System-Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) of Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station and Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station of Damodar Valley Corporation, worth over Rs 1,457 crore, will also be started by PM. It will help cleaner energy production and create employment opportunities in the region.
Boosting rail infrastructure in the region, the Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation the doubling of Purulia – Kotshila Rail Line (36 KM) in Purulia worth over Rs 390 crore. It will improve rail connectivity between industries from Jamshedpur, Bokaro and Dhanbad with Ranchi and Kolkata and efficient movement of goods trains, reducing travel time and improving logistics for industries and businesses.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate two road over bridges (ROBs) constructed under Setu Bharatam Programme, worth over Rs 380 crore, at Topsi and Pandabeswar in Paschim Bardhaman. It will improve connectivity and also help in preventing accidents on Railway level crossing.
The PM will lay the foundation stone for Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) City Gas Distribution (CGD) project in Bankura and Purulia worth around Rs 1,950 crore. It will provide PNG connections to households, commercial establishments and industrial customers and provide CNG at the retail outlets, people in the know said.
Prime Minister will also inaugurate Durgapur to Kolkata section (132 Km) of Durgapur-Haldia Natural Gas Pipeline, which has been laid as a part of Jagdishpur-Haldia and Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline also known as Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga (PMUG) Project. The Durgapur to Kolkata section worth over Rs 1,190 crore is passing through Purba Bardhman, Hooghly and Nadia districts. The pipeline will provide direct and indirect employment opportunities and will facilitate supply of natural gas to lakhs of households in the region.
Among other projects, Retrofitting Pollution Control System-Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) of Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station and Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station of Damodar Valley Corporation, worth over Rs 1,457 crore, will also be started by PM. It will help cleaner energy production and create employment opportunities in the region.
Boosting rail infrastructure in the region, the Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation the doubling of Purulia – Kotshila Rail Line (36 KM) in Purulia worth over Rs 390 crore. It will improve rail connectivity between industries from Jamshedpur, Bokaro and Dhanbad with Ranchi and Kolkata and efficient movement of goods trains, reducing travel time and improving logistics for industries and businesses.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate two road over bridges (ROBs) constructed under Setu Bharatam Programme, worth over Rs 380 crore, at Topsi and Pandabeswar in Paschim Bardhaman. It will improve connectivity and also help in preventing accidents on Railway level crossing.
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