The Chhattisgarh government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Petroleum Corporation limited (BPCl) for setting up a new 44,000 Metric Tonne per Annum (MTPA) lPG bottling plant in the State.
The proposed investment in the plant will be ` 74 crore. The bottling plant will be located in Village Khapri, Tehsil Tilda, Raipur, officials stated.
The Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC) has already allotted land measuring approx. 25.50 acres to BPCl. This plant with a storage capacity of 3X300 MT will meet the present and future household demands.
The Chhattisgarh government has already signed a MOU with Indian Oil Corporation ltd (IOCl) for developing piped gas infrastructure.
The IOCl is in process of conducting techno-economical study for the planned gas pipeline. This bottling plant will make available clean cooking fuel to the households in the State. Moreover, this plant will also contribute in implementation of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, launched recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing lPG gas connections to the women, belonging to the Below Poverty line (BPl) households.