{"id":345631,"date":"2023-09-13T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T05:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=345631"},"modified":"2023-09-14T07:58:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T13:28:34","slug":"pm-modi-to-visit-mp-chhattisgarh-on-sep-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/pm-modi-to-visit-mp-chhattisgarh-on-sep-14\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi to visit MP, Chhattisgarh on Sep 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on September 14 and lay the foundation stone and dedicate several projects in the poll-bound states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his visit in Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Bina, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 50, 700 crore including \u2018Petrochemical Complex at Bina Refinery\u2019 and 10 new industrial projects across the state, as per the communiqu\u00e9 issued by the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe state of the art Petrochemical Complex at Bina Refinery of Bharat Petroleum Corporation will be developed at a cost of about Rs 49, 000 crore, and will produce about 1200 KTPA (Kilo-Tonnes Per Annum) of ethylene and propylene, which are a vital component for various sectors like textiles, packaging, pharma, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis will reduce the country’s import dependence and will be a step towards fulfilling the Prime Minister\u2019s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India). The mega project will also create employment opportunities and spur the development of downstream industries in the petroleum sector, \u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of ten projects namely \u2018Power and Renewable Energy Manufacturing Zone\u2019 in Narmadapuram district, two IT parks in Indore, a Mega Industrial Park in Ratlam, and six new industrial areas across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the PMO, the Prime Minister during his visit Chhattisgarh\u2019s Raigarh later in the day, will dedicate to nation important rail sector projects worth around Rs 6, 350 crore besides laying the foundation stone of \u2018critical care blocks\u2019 in nine districts of Chattisgarh and also distribute one lakh sickle cell counselling cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe projects include Chhattisgarh East Rail Project Phase-I, third rail line between Champa to Jamga, third rail line between Pendra Road to Anuppur and MGR (Merry-Go-Round) system connecting Talaipalli Coal Mine to NTPC Lara Super Thermal Power Station (STPS). The rail projects will provide impetus to socioeconomic development by facilitating movement of passengers as well as freight traffic in the region, \u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of 50 bedded \u2018critical care blocks\u2019 in nine districts of Chattisgarh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe nine critical care blocks will be built under Pradhan Mantri \u2013 Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) at Durg, Kondagaon, Rajnandgaon, Gariaband, Jashpur, Surajpur, Surguja, Bastar and Raigarh Districts, at a total cost of more than Rs 210 crore, \u201d the PMO statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notably, Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are scheduled to be held later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on September 14 and lay the foundation stone and dedicate several projects in the poll-bound states. During his visit in Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Bina, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 50, 700 crore including \u2018Petrochemical Complex […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":345632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[16691,15901,15520],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345631"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":345633,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345631\/revisions\/345633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/345632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}