Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for a multitude of development projects encompassing the oil and gas, power, road, and rail sectors in Durgapur, West Bengal, reported news agency ANI.

In a significant boost to the region`s oil and gas infrastructure, PM Modi laid the foundation stone for Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL)`s City Gas Distribution (CGD) project in the Bankura and Purulia districts of the state, valued at approximately Rs 1,950 crore. This initiative will provide Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections to households, commercial establishments, and industrial customers, supply Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at retail outlets, and simultaneously create employment opportunities in the area.

Furthermore, PM Modi also dedicated to the nation the Durgapur to Kolkata section (132 km) of the Durgapur-Haldia Natural Gas Pipeline. This section forms part of the ambitious Jagdishpur-Haldia and Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline, also known as the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga (PMUG) Project, reported ANI.