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Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Nation

PM Modi lays the Projects will give impetus
foundation stone for BPCL's to the development

petrochemical complex of Chhattisgarh

The Bina refinery complex of Bharat Petroleum
n Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the
Corporation Limited (BPCL) will be developed at a cost of country several important railway projects worth
about Rs 49,000 crore.
This cutting-edge refinery will produce approximately Rs 6,350 crore in Chhattisgarh. These projects will
n give impetus to the development of the state as
1,200 metric tonnes of ethylene and propylene per well as the nation.
year, which are critical components in industries such as
textiles, packaging, and pharmaceuticals. n Promotion of coal transportation: Inauguration of
n This refinery will reduce the country's reliance on imports Chhattisgarh East Railway Project Phase 1
and significantly contribute to the Prime Minister's vision n Improving connectivity and tourism: the third rail line
of "Aatmanirbhar Bharat." between Champa and Jamga
n The project will create jobs while also promoting the n Strengthening India's Energy Security: The MGR (Merry-
development of downstream industries in the petroleum Go-Round) system connecting Talaipalli Coal Mine to the
sector. NTPC Lara Super Power Thermal Power Station

n It will also spur development in Bundelkhand and its
surrounding areas.
Laid foundation stone for 10 Foundation stone of the

new industrial projects 'Critical Care Block' and

PM Modi laid the foundation stone of ten distribution of sickle cell
projects, which include the 'Power and counselling cards
Renewable Energy Manufacturing Zone' in
Narmadapuram district, two IT parks in Indore, n During the programme, Prime Minister Modi also
a mega industrial park in Ratlam, and six new laid the foundation stone of a 50-bed 'Critical
industrial areas across Madhya Pradesh. Care Block' in nine districts of Chhattisgarh.
460 crore 550 crore n Distributed one lakh sickle cell counselling cards
with the aim of addressing the health problems
caused by sickle cell disease, especially among the
rupees to be spent on Rupees to be spent tribal population.
developing a ‘Power on building ‘IT Park
and Renewable Energy 3 and 4, in Indore to
Manufacturing Zone’ give a boost to the schemes in the interest of the poor, but also
in Narmadapuram. This IT and ITES sectors. ensured that the full benefits reached to
will be an important It will also create the beneficiaries. People's lives in Madhya
step towards economic new employment Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have also improved
development and opportunities for the significantly. The poor, Dalits, backward people,
employment generation. youth. and tribals have benefited the most from the
460 crore 310 crore Central Government's efforts. India's model of
high priority for the underprivileged, support for
Rupees worth mega rupees to be spent all, and development for all is paving the way
industrial park will be to develop six new for the rest of the world today. Prime Minister
built in Ratlam. It will industrial areas Modi said during the launch of the railway
be connected to Delhi- to bring about development project and other initiatives in
Mumbai Expressway balanced regional Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, that the entire world is
development and watching and appreciating the Indian model of
promote employment
opportunities.. welfare of poor combined with the rapid pace of
modern development. n
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