Bengaluru: PM Narendra Modi on September 13 inaugurated three petroleum sector projects in Bihar which cost more than Rs 900 crore. According to reports, the project includes, Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project and two Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Bottling Plants in Banka and Champaran.

Narendra Modi said that these two LPG plants will be able to fill gas cylinders for several districts not only from Bihar but also for Jharkhand and few districts of Uttar Pradesh as well.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Bihar deputy CM Sushil K Modi were among those who were present in the virtual inauguration ceremony.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Bihar’s administration has been exemplary in making sure that government schemes reach the common people.

He said, “In the last 15 years Bihar has shown that if the right government is elected in a state, benefits of government’s schemes can reach its people.”

PM said that the Centre has worked extensively in developing all energy related projects in the state.