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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation of Paradip Hyderabad Pipeline Product Project (PHPL) by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. and Bokaro-Angul section of Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra Gas Pipeline Project (PM Urja Ganga) by Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) on December 24, 2018, during his visit to Odisha.

This was informed to mediapersons by Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, at a joint Press Conference with Dr Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State for Culture, Environment, Forest and Climate change, here on December 20, 2018.

Highlighting the details of the 1,212 km long Paradip – Hyderabad Product Pipeline, Pradhan said PHPL is being built by IOC  Ltd. at a sanctioned cost of Rs 3,800 crore. It will be capable of transporting 4.5 MMTPA of petrol, diesel, kerosene and Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF).  The pipeline originates at Paradip and traverses through three States – Odisha (329 km), Andhra Pradesh (723 km), and Telangana (160 km) before terminating at Hyderabad. He mentioned that apart from generating employment during its construction, the PHPL will also ensure efficient transportation of petroleum products across the three States and further cement Paradip’s position as an energy hub of eastern India.

Pradhan further informed that the 667 km long Bokaro-Angul pipeline sections of the landmark Jagdishpur -Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline Project (PM Urja Ganga) is being built by the Gas Authority of India Limited at a sanctioned cost of Rs 3,437 crore. The pipeline is a part of the landmark Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project and traverses 367 km across 5 districts in Odisha and 360 km across 6 districts in Jharkhand, he added.

The Prime Minister shall flag-off a basket of projects involving an investment of over Rs 14,523 crore by the Government of India in the State of Odisha. The investment is a continuation of the special focus on the State by the Central Government under the Prime Minister’s vision of Purvodaya which envisions rapid socio-economic development in States like Odisha to unleash their true potential and bring them at par with the most developed States in the country, according to a PIB release.

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