Jajpur, Mar 5: Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for inaugurating and laying foundation stone of various developmental projects worth around Rs 20,000 crore in Odisha's Jajpur district.

"New trend of development begins in Odisha," Pradhan wrote on X, thanking the Prime Minister for today's gift to the people of Odisha in the fields of oil and gas, railways, roads, transport and highways and nuclear energy worth around Rs 20,000 crore.

‘ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ବିକାଶର ନୂଆ ଧାରା ଆରମ୍ଭ’

ଯାଜପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ଚଣ୍ଡିଖୋଲ ଠାରେ ମାନ୍ୟବର ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ @narendramodi ଙ୍କ କରକମଳରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ପାଇଁ ୨୦,୦୦୦ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କାରୁ ଉର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ୱ ମୂଲ୍ୟର ଏକାଧିକ ଉନ୍ନୟନମୂଳକ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପର ଶୁଭାରମ୍ଭ ଓ ଉଦଘାଟନ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମରେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ମାନ୍ୟବର ରାଜ୍ୟପାଳ @dasraghubar, ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ… pic.twitter.com/ltqmWaMZKf
— Dharmendra Pradhan (मोदी का परिवार) (@dpradhanbjp) March 5, 2024

The projects inaugurated by PM Modi include the Indian Oil Corporation’s mono ethylene glycol facility at the Paradip Refinery, which will further help in reducing India’s import dependency, a 344-km product pipeline from Paradip to Haldia in West Bengal, and a 0.6-MMTPA LPG import facility at Paradip.

The Prime Minister also dedicated to the nation four-laning of the Singhara-Binjabahal section of National Highway-49, four-laning of the Binjabahal-Tileibani section of NH-49, four-laning of the Balasore-Jharpokharia section of NH-18, and four-laning of the Tangi-Bhubaneswar section of NH-16.

PM Modi also laid the foundation of the eight-laning of Chandikhole-Paradip Road.

As part of the railway network’s expansion, PM Modi launched the 162-km Bansapani-Daitari-Tomka-Jakhapura rail line.

PM Modi also laid the foundation of an electric loco periodical overhauling workshop at Narla, a wagon periodical overhauling workshop at Kantabanji, and upgradation and augmentation of maintenance facilities at Baghuapal.

PM Modi also inaugurated a 5-MLD seawater desalination plant at Odisha Sands Complex of Indian Rare Earths Ltd. He also inaugurated a CONCOR container depot in Kalinga Nagar.

Odisha Governor Raghubar Das, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti Bisheswar Tudu were, among others, present on the occasion.

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