Question: In which of the following states Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated LPG bottling plant?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Karnataka
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kochi on January 21, 2019 where he laid the foundation of a petrochemical complex at the refinery and a skill development institute at Ettumanoor.
- He also inaugurated a mounded storage vessel at the LPG bottling plant of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited. It has a total storage capacity of 4350 MT.
- He also dedicated an integrated refinery expansion complex of the public sector Bharat Petroleum Corporation limited at the Kochi Refinery to the nation.
- Equipped for production of cleaner fuels, the integrated refinery is a modern expansion complex and would transform the Kochi Refinery as the largest PSU refinery with world class standards in the country.
- It will double the production of LPG and diesel and commence production of feedstock for petrochemical projects in the plant.
- LPG receipt through pipeline will bring down movement of LPG tankers on roads.
- Petrochemical complex, BPCL Kochi refinery are developed under Make in India initiative aiming to reduce the dependence on imports.
- The skill development institute inaugurated at Ettumanoor will provide vocational training and enhance employability and entrepreneurship for youth both in oil & gas and other industries. It is setup in eight acre campus with the capacity to skill around 1,000 youths annually in 20 different set of skills.
By Ramayan Upadhyay
Links:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=187784
http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/pm-dedicates-to-the-nation-integrated-refinery-expansion-complex-and-mounded-storage-vessel-at-lpg-bottling-plant-in-kochi/
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/oil-gas/pm-narendra-modi-to-dedicate-rs-16504-crore-single-largest-investment-in-kerala/articleshow/67708182.cms