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Ahead of the crucial state Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit West Bengal s East Midnapore district on Sunday to inaugurate a number of infrastructural projects in the industrial town of Haldia.
To ramp up the Bharatiya Janata Party s (BJP) campaigning efforts, Modi is slated to address a public rally in Haldia. Besides that, he will lay the foundation stones for key infrastructure projects like inaugurating a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) import terminal, built by Bharat Petroleum at an investment of around Rs 1,100 crore and has a capacity of 1 million metric tonne per annum.
Updated Feb 07, 2021 | 19:59 IST
News headlines for February 7, 2021: On Sunday, a glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district, triggering a deluge in Alaknanda river. Glacier burst in Uttarakhand | Photo Credit: IANS
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New Delhi: On Sunday, a glacier broke in the Tapovan area of Chamoli District in Uttarakhand, leading to a massive flood and causing large-scale destruction. Efforts are being made to help the affected people. Also, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering in Purba Medinipore district in poll-bound West Bengal. Below are the day s biggest headlines.
GAIL puts West Bengal on India s gas-map
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Brings in greener, cheaper fuel for homes, automobiles with the 348-kilometer pipeline from Dobhi in Bihar to Durgapur in West Bengal GAIL (India) Ltd, the nation s biggest gas utility, has put West Bengal on the gas map of India after it completed laying a Rs 2,433-crore pipeline that will bring to the state cooking fuel that is cheaper than LPG and CNG that costs less than petrol and diesel, and fuel to produce urea for all its requirement. The 348-kilometer pipeline from Dobhi in Bihar to Durgapur in West Bengal is part of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project to take environment-friendly natural gas to India s eastern parts which hereto was left untouched by the benefits of gas-based economy.
In a series of tweets, Modi shared details of his visits to the two poll-bound states. Assmebly polls in Assam and West Bengal will be held in April-May this year.
PM Modi to lay foundation stone for projects, commission flyover in Bengal on Sunday
PM Modi to lay foundation stone for projects, commission flyover in Bengal on Sunday
During his visit to Assam and West Bengal on Sunday, PM Narendra Modi will kick off a number of development projects, including a second Catalytic-Isodewaxing unit at Indian Oil Corporation s Haldia Refinery.
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UPDATED: February 6, 2021 07:08 IST
File photo of PM Narendra Modi addressing a gathering in Kolkata earlier this year (Photo Credits: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to make major announcements during his visit Assam and West Bengal on Sunday. While in Bengal, the PM will lay the foundation stone of key infrastructure projects in Haldia.