PM lays Foundation Stone for HPCL’s MDPL CE and PVPL EPat Vadodara

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi laid Foundation Stone for Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.’s MDPL Capacity Expansion and PVPL Extension Project at Vadodara. The total approved project cost is Rs.1879 crore out of which Rs.1769 crore will be invested in the state of Gujarat. The Project is slated for completion by June 2020.This pipeline project of HPCL will facilitate uninterrupted supply of petroleum products to meet growing market demand for Petrol, Diesel etc. in Gujarat, Eastern Maharashtra & other parts of Central India. It will provide safe, environment friendly & cost efficient transportation of Petroleum Products to these areas. The project will provide direct/indirect employment to nearly 1200 persons during construction and 300 persons during operations and maintenance phase. Govt. of Gujarat has constituted a task force for speedy implementation of this project and facilitated the project by completing permanent acquisition of 144 Acre land for new Vadodara marketing terminal, whose possession was given in Sept.17. The Competent Authority appointed from Gujarat state revenue, has completed 235 Km ROU acquisition under P&MP Act, 1962.