Talks on Barmer oil refinery to conclude soon: Raje

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Press Trust of India Asalpur (Rajasthan)
Last Updated : Dec 04 2015 | 10:22 PM IST
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today said talks on proposed oil refinery in Barmer district would be concluded soon to start work on the project.
She said that "efforts are being made to establish a refinery (Barmer) very soon so that the state can get full benefit of its resources and conclusion would be drawn soon".
The Chief Minister had earlier said the state was re-negotiating and reviewing the Barmer oil refinery, the previous Congress government's high profile project.
"Land in Barmer is ours, money and natural resources are ours but not the ownership of the project as Rajasthan is given only 26 per cent of share under the MoU singed between previous Congress government and HPCL," she had said in March this year.
She was addressing a selective gathering at the dedication ceremony of theBharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd's 211 km multi-product pipeline from Kota-Jobner and a petroleum product storage and distribution installation built at a combined cost of Rs 421 crore at here.
She also requested Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to ensure supply of domestic gas through pipeline in the cities selected to be developed as smart cities.
The Chief Minister said that she was prompt to respond on Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's call to give-up gas subsidy through 'Give-It-Up' and 'Give-It-Back' campaigns.
Raje said that the condition of roads in the state was pathetic, but now Rajasthan is the second state in terms of construction or renewal of the National Highways. She said that the Gramin Gaurav Paths would resolve the issue of rural women.
In Jaipur Rural region, of total 111 sanctioned Gramin Gaurav Paths, about 85 had been completed and the work on missing links was also on the full pace, she added.
Highlighting the issue of repeated snags in the plastic pipeline for drinking water supply in Asalpur area of Jobner, Raje requested Pradhan to support laying of a new GI pipeline for water supply.
She further requested for CSR and other funds for construction on an ROB in this region.

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First Published: Dec 04 2015 | 10:22 PM IST

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