Question:The foundation stone of ‘Paradip Hyderabad Pipeline product Project’ (PHPL) and ‘Bokaro-Angul Section of Jagdishpur – Haldia & Bokaro – Dhamra Gas Pipeline Project’ was laid down by?
(a) PM Narendra Modi
(b) Dharmendra Pradhan
(c) Naveen Patnaik
(d) Nitin Gadkari
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- The foundation stone of Paradip Hyderabad Pipeline Product Project and ‘Bokaro-Angul section of Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra Gas Pipeline Project’ was laid down by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24th December 2018.
- Highlights of the Projects:
- Paradip Hyderabad Pipeline Product Project is 1212 km long pipeline is being built by IOC Ltd, at a Sanctioned cost of Rs. 3,800 crores.
- It is 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 (329km), Andhra Pradesh (723km) and Telangana (160km) before terminating at Hyderabad.
- Bokaro-Angul pipeline is 667 km long sections of landmark Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline project (PM Urja Ganga) is being built by the Gas Authority of India Ltd. At a sanctioned cost of Rs. 3,437 Crores.
- This pipeline is 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.
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