Government working on plan to develop coastal regions: PM Modi – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mentioned that the nation was working on a plan to develop its coastal areas that can embrace efforts to enhance fisheries and seaweed exports.
Inaugurating the 450-km pure fuel pipeline from Kochi to Mangaluru, PM laid out his authorities’s vitality roadmap. “The government has an integrated approach to energy planning. Our energy agenda is all-inclusive,” he mentioned.
Centre’s plan envisages greater than double the share of cleaner pure fuel within the consumption basket, diversifying sources of vitality, connecting the nation with one fuel pipeline grid and bringing inexpensive gasoline to individuals and trade.
In 10 years’ time, petrol might be doped with as a lot as 20 per cent of ethanol extracted from sugarcane and different agro merchandise, he mentioned.
Built at a value of Rs 3,000 crore, the pipeline will facilitate handy and atmosphere pleasant piped pure fuel (PNG) to households and industrial items.
The pipeline was laid utilizing a particular method referred to as horizontal directional drilling methodology. Its building created over 12 lakh man-days of employment.
“India is focusing on gas-based economy and lot of work is being done on ‘One Nation, One Gas Grid’. The gas-based economy is also crucial for Atmanirbhar Bharat,” PM Modi mentioned.
He additional famous that the undertaking will improve the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of individuals in each the states. It may also cut back the associated fee to the poor, center class and entrepreneurs.
The 450 km lengthy pipeline has been constructed by GAIL (India) Ltd. It has a transportation capability of 12 million metric commonplace cubic metres per day and can carry pure fuel from the liquefied pure fuel (LNG) Regasification Terminal at Kochi (Kerala) to Mangaluru (Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka), whereas passing by means of Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts.
It may also provide pure fuel to industrial and industrial items throughout the districts alongside the pipeline. Consumption of cleaner gasoline will assist in enhancing air high quality by curbing air air pollution.
(With company inputs)
