Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,600 crores in Chandikhole.
The projects relate to sectors including oil & gas, railways, road, transport & highways and atomic energy.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that by the blessings of Lord Jagannath and Maa Birja, a new stream of development started flowing today in Jajpur and Odisha. Noting the Birth Anniversary of Biju Patnaik, the Prime Minister remembered his incomparable contribution to the nation and Odisha.
Highlighting the inauguration and foundation stone laying of mega development projects worth about Rs 20,000 crore in the sectors of petroleum, natural gas, atomic energy, roadways, railways and connectivity today, Modi said that it will boost industrial activities in the region and create new employment opportunities. He congratulated the people of Odisha for the development projects of today.
The Prime Minister put forward the government’s approach of taking care of the present needs of the nation while working for the resolution of Viksit Bharat. He mentioned the efforts for enhancing the capabilities of the Eastern states in the energy sector.
Under the Urja Ganaga Yojana five big states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha, major projects are underway for the supply of the natural gas.
Modi inaugurated a 344 km long product pipeline from Paradip to Haldia in West Bengal. He also inaugurated the Indian Oil Corporation Limited Mono Ethylene Glycol project in Paradip Refinery and 0.6 MMTPA LPG Import facility at Paradip which will bring a revolutionary change in the polyester industry of eastern India. This will also provide raw material to the textile park in Bhadrak and Paradip.
Underlining that today’s occasion is a symbol of the changing work culture in the country, the Prime Minister drew comparisons of the previous government which never took interest in completing the development projects with the present government which inaugurates the very projects on time whose foundation stones were laid.
Referring to the development projects that were completed after 2014, the Prime Minister mentioned the Paradip Refinery which became a topic of discussion in 2002 but no work was accomplished till until the present government came to power in 2014.
He also mentioned inaugurating the Paradip – Hyderabad Pipeline in Sangareddy, Telangana yesterday and the 500 km long crude oil pipeline from Haldia to Barauni in Arambagh, West Bengal three days ago.
The PM highlighted the central government making use of the abundance of natural resources in Eastern India for the development of Odisha and spoke about the desalination plant in Ganjam district that will treat almost 50 lakh litres of saline water everyday and make it suitable for drinking.
He further said that the Central government is focussing on modern connectivity in Odisha so that local resources increase the economy of the State.
In the last 10 years, 3000 km long national highways, railway budget has been increased 12 fold. In order to improve Rail-Highway-Port connectivity, national highways are being expanded in Jajpur, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Mayurbhanj, Khurda, Ganjam, Puri and Kendujhar. The new Angul Sukinda railway line will open up the development of Kalinga Nagar Industrial area, he pointed out.
The Prime Minister concluded the address by paying tributes to Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary and congratulated the citizens for the development projects of today.
Governor Raghubar Das, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan were present on the occasion among others.
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