Sambalpur : All set for the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Odisha's Sambalpur Today( Saturday). The Prime Minister will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects worth more than 68,000 crore during a public programme in Sambalpur.
PM Modi will reach Jharsuguda airport around 1.40 pm from where he will go to Sambalpur on a special Indian Air Force aircraft. He is scheduled to arrive at IIM-Sambalpur around 2.15 pm.The PM will also lay the foundation stone of Nagpur Jharsuguda Natural Gas Pipeline Section (692km) of Mumbai-Nagpur-Jharsuguda pipeline project. The project, which will be developed at a cost of more than Rs 2,660 crore, will improve natural gas availability to states like Odisha, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. During the programme, the PM will also dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple power projects worth about 28,980 crore.
The projects to be dedicated to the nation include NTPC Darlipali Super Thermal Power Station (2x800 MW) and NSPCL Rourkela PP-II Expansion Project (1x250 MW) in Sundargarh district. He will also lay the foundation stone of NTPC Talcher Thermal Power Project, Stage-III (2x660 MW) in Angul district. These power projects will supply low-cost power to various parts of Odisha as well as other states.
The PM will lay the foundation stone of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) Talabira Thermal power project worth more than Rs 27,000 crore. Modi will also inaugurate coal infrastructure projects of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited including First Mile Connectivity (FMC) projects - Bhubaneswari Phase-I in Talcher Coalfields in Angul district and Lajkura Rapid Loading System (RLS).
Built at a cost of about Rs 2,145 crore, these projects will boost the quality and supply of dry fuel from Odisha.
Prime Minister will also inaugurate IB Valley washery built at a cost of over Rs 550 crore in Jharsuguda district. It will mark a paradigm shift in coal processing for quality, signifying innovation and sustainability. Modi will dedicate to the nation a 50-km-long second track of Jharsuguda-Barpali-Sardega rail line phase-1 built by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, with an investment of Rs 878 crore, the official said.
A release issued by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) said the Prime Minister will also inaugurate three road sector projects, developed at a cumulative cost of about Rs 2,110 crore.
The projects include four-laning of Rimuli-Koida Section of NH 215 (New NH No. 520), four-laning of Biramitrapur-Brahmani Bypass end section of NH 23 (New NH No. 143) and four-laning of Brahmani Bypass End-Rajamunda Section of NH 23 (New NH No. 143). These projects will enhance connectivity and also contribute towards the economic development of the region.