The Automated Jharsuguda Oil Terminal at Malimunda, Jharsuguda, the biggest fuel terminal in Odisha, would be dedicated to the nation on November 29 (Wednesday).
GM (MC) Pitamber Tripathy informed this at a Press conference here in the presence of GM (operation) SK Ravi Kumar, CDRSM Achintya Chakraborty, DO Sambalpur DO and Senior Manager Srinivash Patra.
Union Petroleum and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan would grace as chief guest at the inaugural ceremony. State Housing, Urban Development and Industries Minister Niranjan Pujari, MP Prabhas Kumar Singh, MlA Naba Kishore Das and MlA Radha Rani Panda will be the guests of honour.
The automated terminal will supply fuel to 10 district in west Odisha, Bargarh, Balangir, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Subarnapur and Nuapada.
Built at Rs 140 crore, the terminal has safe and efficient TT Bottom loading facilities, automated quality and quantity control, automated scheduling and automated tank farm management.
The project is creating indirect employments in sectors of haulage and housekeeping, security, maintenance, canteen and TT crew etc.
The terminal’s total tank capacity is 49,000 Kilo litre (coverage 22 days) with 2,200 Kl per day sale of petrol, diesel and kerosene to cater more than 350 sale points (245 ROs, 114 consumers and 27 SKO agencies) within a radius of 550 km round the year supply.