PM dedicates ONGC’s deep water project and other to the nation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated to the nation, the U-field onshore deep water block project of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) developed at a cost of Rs.2,917 crore in Andhra Pradesh.
According to officials, this is the deepest gas discovery of the project with a gas production potential of about 3 million metric standard cubic metres per day (MMSCMD).
PM Modi also inaugurated and laid foundation stones for seven development projects worth Rs.10,742 crore, at a public meeting held at Andhra University Engineering College in Visakhapatnam.
Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, and others were present.
He laid the foundation stone of the Srikakulam Angul Natural Gas Pipeline Project of GAIL with a capacity of around 6.65 MMSCMD. This 745 km long pipeline will be built at a total cost of more than Rs.2,658 crores.
Being a part of the Natural Gas Grid (NGG), the pipeline will create the vital infrastructure to supply natural gas to domestic households, industries, commercial units, and automobile sectors in various districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The pipeline will supply natural gas to the City Gas Distribution Network in the Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Modi laid the foundation stone of the Andhra Pradesh section of the six-lane Greenfield Raipur-Visakhapatnam Economic Corridor. It will be built at a cost of more than Rs.3,778 crore.
The economic corridor is expected to provide faster connectivity between industrial nodes of Chhattisgarh and Odisha to Visakhapatnam Port and the Chennai-Kolkata National Highway. It will also improve connectivity to tribal and backward areas of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
He also laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Visakhapatnam Railway Station, to be done at a cost of around Rs.460 crore. The redeveloped station would cater to 75,000 passengers per day and will improve the passenger experience by providing modern amenities.
A Foundation stone was also laid for the modernization and upgradation of Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour. The total cost of the project is around Rs.152 crore. The fishing harbour, after its upgradation and modernization, will double the handling capacity from 150 tonnes per day to about 300 tonnes per day, provide safe landing and berthing and other modern infrastructure facilities, reduce turnaround time in the jetty, reduce wastage and help improve price realization.
A Foundation stone was also laid for a dedicated port road from Convent Junction to Sheela Nagar Junction in Visakhapatnam. It will ease traffic congestion in Visakhapatnam City by segregating local and port-bound goods traffic.
The Prime Minister also dedicated the nation, Narasannapeta to the Pathapatnam section of NH-326 built at a cost of more than Rs.200 crore as a part of the Srikakulam-Gajapati Corridor. The project would provide better connectivity in the region.
[With Inputs from IANS]
PGurus is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with all the latest news and views
For all the latest updates, download PGurus App.
- Centre appoints Sr IPS officer Nalin Prabhat as NSG Chief, IPS Sapna Tewari to take over as Special Director IB - April 19, 2024
- Annamalai casts vote; says will register historic win, people of TN with PM Modi - April 19, 2024
- Oil prices surge as reports of Israeli strike on Iran roil markets - April 19, 2024
