Inaugurating two Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations at Utara and Balukhanda along the Puri-Konark Marine Drive Road, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan slammed Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for opposing the 415-km Coastal Highway project from Brahmapur to Baleswar at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore.
Addressing a congregation at Puri Saradhawali organised by the Gail Gas Limited, Pradhan charged the Chief Minister with dillydallying on the coastal highway project and the Jaganath Sadak project from Puri to Saranakul.
Many high officials of GAIL including Senior Manager (Corporate Communication) Shilpi Tondon and Manger Saikat Chakraborty were present.