Workshop on identifying entrepreneurial opportunity in the context to the gas cracker project. It touches the town naharkatia in the east, khowang in the middle and at the last part of its course forms the boundary line between dibrugarh and sibsagar districts. The site selected for assam gas cracker project is at lepetkata, 15 km from dibrugarh on nh37. Rest is equally shared by oil india ltd oil, numaligarh refinery limited nrl and government of assam. The proposed assam gas cracker project which will supply the raw materials for the units is about 50 kms from the site. The assam gas cracker project, also known as brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, was proposed as a part of implementation of assam accord signed by government of india on 15 august 1985. Bcpl project progress on schedule business standard news. The 5mw capacity plant will come up at kumchai in arunachals changlang district, bordering myanmar, around 700km from itanagar.
The initial deadline for completion of the plant was april 2012. Dibrugarh wikipedia wiki dibrugarh map wiki articles. The only tributary falling at brahmaputra in the district is buridihing tributary which divided the district from east to west. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited is implementing the prestigious assam gas cracker project, largest petrochemical project in entire north east india.
Brahmaputra cracker and polymer ltd bcpl is set to implement the gas cracker project at lepetkata in assams dibrugarh district on. Dibrugarh district, assam dibrugarh official website. However, the commissioning of the project has been pushed to december 20, and the cost has escalated to. Duliajan, at a distance of about 50 km from dibrugarh town. The project was scheduled for completion in 60 months. Read more about bcpl project progress on schedule on business standard. Bcpls assam gas cracker project by 20 8 may 2011 dibrugarh, 7 may. Make assam gas cracker project operational by june. Pms address at the inauguration of gas cracker project in. Assam gas cracker project bcpl at lepatkata, dibrugarh has been inaugurated by honble prime minister on 5 th february, 2016. Workshop on futuristic under graduate commerce education with special reference to b. Oil and natural gas corp ongc has seen up to 25 per cent drop in production, and gas supplies to brahmaputra cracker and polymer ltd were snapped, leading to shutting down of assam gas cracker. Pms address at the inauguration of gas cracker project in lepetkata, dibrugarh. A jointventure agreement was signed on 18 october 2006, and the.
Dibrugarh is also known for other two large industries fertilizer corporation of india and assam petro chemicals ltd. Veerappa moily laying the foundation stone for a gasbased power plant at indira gandhi park in itanagar. The gas cracker project of the brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited at assams lepetkata in dibrugarh district is expected to be completed by 20, a senior official said today. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, assam gas cracker project, dibrugarh. Stage1 of assam gas cracker project commissioned the. Amid fervent protests in assam over the citizenship amendment act, psu major oil india limited oil issued an appeal to the people of the state on saturday to allow it to carry out daytoday operations, which the firm said have been severely impacted. Projects like brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, indias longest rail.
Dibrugarh town, the district headquarter, is located on the southern bank of the river brahmaputra and comprises of only one sadar subdivision and no independent subdivision. Oil india limited appeals to people in assam to allow it to carry out daytoday operations assam has been facing a shortage of fuel supply due to the ongoing protests which have also affected the. Assam gas news and updates from the economic times page 5. Amid fervent protests in assam over the citizenship amendment act, psu major oil india limited oil issued an appeal to the people of the state on saturday to allow it to carry out daytoday. The district is famous for its oil and tea industries. The brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl or gas cracker project is a joint venture promoted by gail india, which has 70 pc stake in it. Assam gas cracker project, the first ever petrochemical project in entire north east. Dibrugarh town is the district headquarter, situated on the southern bank of the brahamaputra, it is connected by broad gauge railway line of n. The brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl, popularly known as assam gas cracker project, has produced over 1 lakh mt of various gr. The assam gas cracker project was approved by the cabinet committee on economic affairs, in its. Flagship assam gas cracker project to be ready by july. Oil and natural gas corp ongc has seen up to 25 per cent drop in production, and gas supplies to brahmaputra cracker and polymer ltd were snapped, leading to shutting down of. The complex is spread over 3000 bighas of land at lepetkata, and is situated at approximately 15 kilometres away from the tea city dibrugarh, assam. The brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl, popularly known as assam gas cracker project, has produced over 1 lakh mt of various grades of polymer and,500 metric ton of.
How upper assam became the epicentre of anticaa protests. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl assam gas cracker project today made a presentation to the honourable chief minister of assam, shri tarun gogoi, shri b. The project came as a part of the historic assam accord signed on 15th august, 1985 with the motive of overall socioeconomic development of the region. Dibrugarh is also one of the two main cities in the state of assam to receive urban development aid from the asian development bank and is the nerve centre of industry, communication and healthcare of the upper assam region. Naphtha will be supplied to assam gas cracker project being implemented by brahmaputra cracker and polymer ltd at lepetkata near dibrugarh in assam.
Bcplbrahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, lepetkata. They cannot even built the tengakhat college road from tengakhat town and they take credit for the gas cracker project and bogibeel bridge. Dibrugarh town and dibrugarh are two railway stations of the city and also two of the important easternmost railway stations on the map of the indian. A2a each of the above town has its edges over others in different context. Railway to the rest of the state and the country through tinsukia. A file photo of bcpl pm modi to inaugurate bcpl project today at 10 am at lepetkata, 11kms from dibrugarh town.
Oil india appeals to people in assam to allow it to carry. Dibrugarh is located 439 km 273 miles east of guwahati, the largest city of the indian state of assam. The assam gas cracker project, also known as brahmaputra cracker and. The first phase of longdelayed rs 9285crore assam gas cracker. Numaligarh refinery inks mou with aegcl for importing 120 mw power from 220 kv grid. After hydel power, arunachal pradesh today took a step towards thermal power with union minister of petroleum and natural gas m. Complete gas cracker project soon, says gogoi the hindu. About assam gas cracker project agcp the project came as part of historic assam accord signed on 15 august 1985, with a view to bring socioeconomic development of region, thus it is seen as a part of implementation of assam accord. Flagship assam gas cracker project to be ready by july dibrugarh. The appeal issued in assam tribune cautioned that the total disruption of oils operational activities will adversely impact the economy of the state and the lives of the common people. Thirty years after it was incorporated in the assam accord and eight years after former prime minister manmohan singh laid its foundation stone, the brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl, also known as the assam gas cracker project, was partially commissioned on saturday.
The dibrugarh district is a plain district of assam. Of late, the city of dibrugarh is emerging as a popular. The british established dibrugarh town with the construction of a large fort in the banks of the dibru river, which was later, eroded away in a massive flood a common phenomenon in assam. Oil india ltd appeals to assamese to let work continue. Several rallies taken out in the home town of dibrugarh used to culminate at thana charali, converting it into a place of protests, in the early days of protest. The remaining equity will be shared equally among oil india limited oil, numaligarh refineries and the assam government. About 500 acres of land has been identified for the proposed the park which is located 34 kms from the tinsukia town, according to the assam industrial development corporation limited. Assam chief minister tarun gogoi on saturday directed the authorities concerned to ensure completion of the assam gas cracker project. Dibrugarh district, informations about dibrugarh, tourist. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl is implementing the prestigious assam gas cracker project, the first ever petrochemical project in entire north east india.
When all of them are nice places i rate them as below in a scale of 10. Oil india limited appeals to people in assam to allow it. The project named as assam gas cracker project was approved by the government in april 2006 at lepetkata, near dibrugarh assam, with. Dibrugarh is a city and is the headquarters of the dibrugarh district in the state of assam in india. Oil appeals to assam protestors to let it carry out daily. The curfew, imposed in guwahati and dibrugarh town amid violent protests against the amended citizenship act, was relaxed on saturday for a few hours, officials said. Stoppage of oils operations has badly hit production of lpg and supply of crude oil to refineries. Oil india appeals to people in assam to allow daytoday operations. The assam gas cracker project has been approved by cabinet committee on economic affairs in its meeting held on 18 april 2006 under an equity arrangement of gail 70%, oil 10%, nrl 10% and govt. Three units of gas cracker project commissioned, energy. T he assam gas cracker project, also known as brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, was proposed as a part of implementation of assam accord signed by government of india on 15 august 1985. Dibrugarh at a glance dibrugarh district government of. India limited in situated in duliajan town in dibrugarh.
Dibrugarh is located along 27 28 n latitude and 94 35 e longitude. The assam gas cracker project, also known as brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, was proposed as a part of implementation of assam. Oil india limited appeals to people in assam to allow it to carry out daytoday operations. Make assam gas cracker project operational by june next. The assam gas cracker project will be the first ever petrochemicals project in the entire northeast at lepetkata near dibrugarh in assam. It and involves setting up of facilities for manufacture of 2 lakh tonnes of ethylene annually using gas as. Bcpl set to implement assam gas cracker project on schedule the. The site selected for assam gas cracker project is at lepetkata, 15 km from dibrugarh onnh37. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited assam gas cracker. Assam has been facing a shortage of fuel supply due to the ongoing protests which have also affected. Dibrugarh is also known for two large industriesfertilizer corporation of india and assam petro chemicals limited.
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