UP CM, Union petroleum minister lay foundation stone of biofuel plant in Gorakhpur

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a bio fuel plant to be built in Gorakhpur at Rs 1,200 crore.

Also, capacity expansion of an Indane gas bottling plant, set up at Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA) at a cost of Rs 204 crore, and BPCL's bottling plant at Baitalpur were given go-ahead, according to an official release.

Besides, 11 roads, constructed at Rs 43 crore, were also inaugurated by the chief minister.

Adityanath said, "There is lack of industry in Gorakhpur and to overcome this, a biofuel plant is being set up (at Dhuriapar) by the Ministry of Petroleum under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

He also said Gorakhpur residents will get supply of gas directly to their house through a gas pipeline.

In 2016, Modi had laid the foundation stone of a factory in Gorakhpur, which was closed for 26 years, and now, a bigger factory is being built, he said.

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