Chief Minister Raghubar Das has hailed the multifaceted infrastructural and industrial projects coming in the way of Jharkhand by terming those as return gifts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the people of the State.
Addressing a press conference ahead of the PM's May 25 visit to Sindri on Wednesday, the CM said the initiatives would pave way for all round development of the State. "The Government at the Centre is completing its four years in the office and it is good fortune for Jharkhand that we are hosting the Prime Minister on that occasion. The Prime Minister during the election campaign had promised about removing darkness from the rich State and now our Governments have started executing them," said Das.
The Prime Minister, during his visit, would lay foundation for AIIMS in Deoghar along with starting revival work of closed Sindri fertilizer plant, expansion of Deoghar airport, restructuring of ailing PTPS with NTPC for 4000 MW plant in two phases, MoU for opening 250 Jan-Ausadhi centres and supply of PNG for Ranchi for domestic uses under the ambitious 'Urja Ganga' initiative.
"We had also promised about restarting Sindri plant which is being done with investment of Rs 6500 crore. Expansion of Deoghar airport would infuse new lease of life to whole Santhal Pargana belt which was not taken care of by anyone since Independence. As per plan, at least OPD would start operating at AIIMS in 2019. Pipe laying work for domestic gas supply in Ranchi would also commence in two-three days," added the CM flanked by Chief Secretary
Informing more about the PNG supply line, Industry Secretary Sunil Kumar Barnwal said that 591 kms stretch of total about 2000 kms Jagdishpur - Haldia pipeline is slated to pass through six districts of Jharkhand, i.e., Bokaro, Giridih, Hazaribagh, East Singhbhum, Ranchi and Dhanbad.
"Besides providing piped gas to Ranchi at present and Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Dhanbad, Giridih and Ramgarh in future, the pipeline would be used to provide the source of energy to SAIl plant in Bokaro, fertilizer plant at Sindri and several other industries under the 'Urja Ganga' initiative of the Center. During 2018-19 about 5000 domestic connections would be given in Ranchi only," said the Secretary.
Although the Prime Minister would be laying foundation for all the projects stationed at different places online from Baliapur of Sindri, Union Minister Jayant Sinha along with Minister in the State Government Chandra Prakash Chaudhary and Hazaribagh MlA Manish Jaiswal would be present at Patratu while Minister louis Marandi, Dhanbad MlA Raj Paliwar and Deoghar MP Nishi Kant Dubey would be present in Deoghar.