PM Modi Launches Rs 17,500 Crore Projects In Assam Including Barauni-Guwahati Gas Pipeline, Veer Lachit Borphukan Statue Unveiled

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth more than Rs 17,500 crores in Jorhat, Assam today (9 March).

A magnificent statue of Veer Lachit Borphukan was unveiled and the Barauni - Guwahati Gas Pipeline under PM Urja Ganga Yojna was dedicated to the nation.

This will connect the Northeastern grid with the national grid and help supply gas to 30 lakh homes and more than 600 CNG stations, benefiting people from more than 30 districts of Bihar, West Bengal and Assam.

Earlier, Modi visited Kaziranga and shared his experience. He pointed out how the rhino became endangered due to negligence and criminal collaboration and recalled the hunting of 27 rhinos in a single year in 2013.

The PM asserted number was brought down to zero in 2022 by the efforts of the government.  Greeting the people of Assam on the golden jubilee year of Kaziranga, he exhorted the citizens to visit the national park.

The expansion of Digboi Refinery and Guwahati Refinery was inaugurated. Speaking on it, Modi asserted the total capacity of refineries in Assam will now double while that of Numaligarh Refinery will triple.