The site selected for assam gas cracker project is at lepetkata, 15 km from dibrugarh on nh37. Bcpl petrochemical project achieves financial closure. Assam gas based power plant north eastern eletric power. Dibrugarh is an administrative district in the state of assam in india. Gas cracker project opens opportunities to invest in. Dec 15, 2008 assam chief minister tarun gogoi said the gas cracker project at lepetkota in dibrugarh would be completed in time. Place of heaven projects like brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, indias longest rail cum road bridge bogibeel bridge and other upcoming modern urban infrastructure are transforming dibrugarh into a. Assam gas cracker project to spur growth of key sectors the rs 5,460crore assam gas cracker project, which will become fully operational by 2011, is expected to drive massive growth in key sectors, including packaging, textiles and agriculture. Project profile assam gas cracker project assam gas cracker project is an offshoot of the historic assam accord signed on 15th august, 1985. 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. Pm narendra modi took a dig at the erstwhile congress regimes for failing to implement projects on time.
Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited to implement. The assam gas cracker project envisages the setting up of facilities for the manufacture of two lakh tonnes of ethylene annually using petroleum gas as feedstock. The gas cracker project of brahmaputra cracker and polymer ltd at assams lepetkata in dibrugarh district is expected to be completed by. The project is located at lepetkata, district dibrugarh, assam. Bcpl recruitment 2020 apply online job vacancies 06 may 2020. Prime minister narendra modi on friday inaugurated the rs 10,000 crore gas cracker project at lepetkata in upper assams dibrugarh district. The cracker, polypropylene pp unit, gas processing unit and all utilities have been commissioned, said b c tripathi, chairman and managing director of gail india, the majority stake holder in brahmaputra crackers and polymers ltd. The gas cracker project, which will produce 2,80,000 tonnes of polymer products every year, was the result of the assam accord signed between all assam students union and the centre in 1985. He admitted that various reasons forced delay in the project but. The flagship assam gas cracker project will be inaugurated by prime minister narendra modi on february 5, about nine years since its foundation stone was laid by former prime minister.
Dibrugarh is also known for other two large industries fertilizer corporation of india and assam petro chemicals ltd. Stage1 of assam gas cracker project commissioned the. Read more about gas cracker project opens opportunities to invest in plastic on business standard. Gandhis stalling parliament to avenge poll loss, says modi. The revised cost of the gas cracker project stands at rs 8,920 crore, while its initial cost was rs 5,460. Apr 11, 2018 the site selected for assam gas cracker project is at lepetkata, 15 km from dibrugarh on nh37. Modi dedicates assam gas cracker project to nation.
Nov 27, 2015 assam gas cracker project the government has approved setting up of the assam gas cracker complex at village lepetkata, distt. Projects like brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, indias longest rail. The bcpl is executing the ambitious mega project, whose foundation was laid by prime minister manmohan singh on april 9, 2007. Oil ministry gets assam cracker project with rs 4,600cr feedstock. Singh, laid the foundation stone of project at lepetkata, 15 km from dibrugarh. The financial closure of 280,000 tpa petrochemical plant being set up at lepetkata in district dibrugarh, assam at a cost of rs54. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited to implement project. Security forces remained on alert to prevent any untoward incident as tension simmered at the project site, about 11km from here. Bandh hits work at gas cracker project guwahati news. Gas cracker project opens opportunities to invest in plastic. Bcpl gas cracker project may be completed by 20 the hindu.
Bcpl gas cracker project may be completed by 20 the. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl was set to implement the gas cracker project at lepetkata in assams dibrugarh district on schedule, according to secretary, ministry of chemical and. Dibrugarh is also known as tiphao in ahom buranji ahom. The district is famous for its oil and tea industries. Bcplbrahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, lepetkata. Modi inaugurated the rs 10,000 crore gas cracker project at lepetkata in upper assams dibrugarh district and slammed the earlier united progressive alliance upa government for its inordinate delay. The assam gas cracker project was approved by the cabinet committee on economic affairs, in its. Pm narendra modi inaugurates gas cracker project guwahati. The senior officials of the project explained the progress of work with a map during the discussion. After 31 years, rs 9,965 cr assam gas cracker project sees.
A jointventure agreement was signed on 18 october 2006, and the company brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited was registered on 8 january 2007. Situated at lepetkata, in upper assams dibrugarh district, and spread across 3,000 bighas of land, this project was conceived in the year 1985. The district headquarters are located at dibrugarh. Some organisations had intimidated the contractors working at the gas cracker project for employing nonlocals, he said. Prime minister narendra modi will inaugurate the assam gas cracker project on friday in the northeastern states dibrugarh district, the eighth premier to be associated with a venture envisaged. The first phase of longdelayed rs 9285crore assam gas cracker project. During the insurrection of moamoria, dibrugarh came under the matak rule, before it finally came under the british in the 19th century. Namo to inaugurate gas cracker project in dibrugarh on. The assam gas cracker project, whose cost almost doubled due to the inordinate delay including a change of the project site, finally saw the light of the day after 31 years on friday with prime minister narendra modi dedicating it to the nation at lepetkota near dibrugarh. Gas cracker project to be commissioned in june dibrugarh, april 11 even as the mega gas cracker project at lepetkata went past eight years on thursday, after the then prime minister manmohan singh had laid the foundation stone at the site on april 9, 2007, the authorities of the joint venture project said precommissioning of various plants of the project is nearing its completion and the. It utilises natural gas available in the oil fields of upper assam. 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. After 31 years, rs 9965 cr assam gas cracker project sees light of day. Dibrugarh city is the headquarters of dibrugarh district, assam, india, and is second largest after guwahati.
The project is located at lepetkata, district dibrugarh. Nov 14, 2017 the gas cracker project of brahmaputra cracker and polymer ltd at assams lepetkata in dibrugarh district is expected to be completed by 20. Four labourers on saturday died after they entered a polypropylene storage tank in central psu brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl in dibrugarh district following which enraged labourers set ablaze the construction companys office and damaged some vehicles. The soil of the district is mostly fertile alluvial soil and this adjorning with the river brahmaputra are composed sand and clay in varying proportion. Make assam gas cracker project operational by june next. Bcpl fan pagev we are a growing organization in the field of petrochemicals. Prime minister narendra modi on friday inaugurated the rs 10,000 crore gas cracker project at lepetkata in upper assams dibrugarh district and slammed the earlier united progressive alliance upa. The entire is flat with gradual slop from the east arunachal hills to the west. Work on the ambitious gas cracker project at lepetkata in dibrugarh district remained stalled for the second day today after labourers laid siege to the project site office yesterday, protesting the assault on three workers by securitymen. Cabinet approves transfer of assam gas cracker project to oil ministry. Bcpl commissioned stage1 of the 10,000 crores assam gas cracker project agcp, northeast indias first petrochemical complex, on nov. The assam gas cracker project, also known as brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, was proposed as a part of implementation of assam. Bcpls assam gas cracker project by 20 8 may 2011 dibrugarh, 7 may. 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.
Rest is equally shared by oil india ltd oil, numaligarh refinery limited nrl and government of assam. The gas cracker project of brahmaputra cracker and polymer at lepetkata in dibrugarh district of assam is expected to be completed by 20. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited is implementing the prestigious assam gas cracker project, largest petrochemical project in entire north east india. Bcpl brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited, lepetkata. Gas cracker project to be commissioned in june dibrugarh, april 11 even as the mega gas cracker project at lepetkata went past eight years on thursday, after the then prime minister manmohan singh had laid the foundation stone at the site on april 9, 2007, the authorities of the joint venture project said precommissioning of various plants of the project is nearing its completion and. 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. However, the commissioning of the project has been pushed to december 20, and the cost has escalated to. Prime minister narendra modi on friday inaugurated the rs. Assam gas cracker project the government has approved setting up of the assam gas cracker complex at village lepetkata, distt. The gas gas cracker project coming up at lepetkata in dibrugarh district would open up opportunities for investment in the plastic industry as a downstream project, state industry minister pradyut bordoloi said. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl has set up a. Gogoi hopes gas cracker project to be completed in time.
Narendra modi inaugurates gas cracker project, wax producing. It is the first petrochemical project in the northeastern region of country. A joint venture agreement was signed on 18 october 2006 and the company brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited was registered on 8 january 2007. 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. Assam gas cracker project moved to oil ministry business insider. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl has set up a petrochemical complex at lepetkata. A profile represents the status of the project, as of april 2001 project scope. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited was set to implement the gas cracker project at lepetkata in assams dibrugarh district on schedule, according to secretary, ministry of chemical and fertiliser k jose cyriac. The gas cracker project is the firstever petrochemical one in the. Dibrugarh at a glance dibrugarh district government of. Sounding a note of caution, bordoloi said the clamour for jobs among locals could at times be counterproductive as was being witnessed in the case of the gas cracker project at lepetkata in dibrugarh district. Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl is implementing the prestigious assam gas cracker project, the first ever petrochemical project in entire north east india.
The project was scheduled for completion in 60 months. The first phase of longdelayed rs 9,285crore assam gas cracker project, the first petrochemical project in the north east, has been commissioned. Modi dedicates assam gas cracker project to nation business. Assam chief minister tarun gogoi said the gas cracker project at lepetkota in dibrugarh would be completed in time. It is situated on the banks of the brahmaputra river, about 435 kilometres 270 mi northeast of guwahati. The project named as assam gas cracker project was approved by the government in april 2006 at lepetkata, near dibrugarh assam, with.
The assam gas cracker project involves setting up of facilities for the. The dibrugarh district is a plain district of assam. Site development works, including boundary wall, construction of roads, drainage and piling. 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. Before that, dibrugarh city had been reined by numerous rulers. Dibrugarh district, informations about dibrugarh, tourist. Subsequently, the foundation stone for the project was laid by the then prime minister of india, mr p v.
This combined cycle gas turbine project is located in the dibrugarh district of assam. It is surrounded by dhemaji district and a part of lakhimpur district in the north, part of sivasagar district and arunachal pradesh state. 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. Assam gas cracker project to spur growth of key sectors. Work at lepetkata site still stalled telegraph india. Situated at lepetkata, in upper assams dibrugarh district, and spread across 3,000 bighas of land, this project was conceived in the year 1985 as part of the historic assam accord, which brought an end to sixyears long assam agitation, led by students against illegal infiltration from bangladesh. The prime minister also referred to the brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl, popularly known as assam gas cracker project in the states dibrugarh district, which he had dedicated to the nation on 5 february, 2016. Narendra modi inaugurates gas cracker project, wax. The rs 5,460crore assam gas cracker project, which will become fully operational by 2011, is expected to drive massive growth in key sectors, including packaging, textiles and agriculture, and boost industrial activity across the northeast. The assam gas cracker project, whose cost almost doubled due to the. The project was approved by the government on 18th april, 2006 with a cost of rs. Ccea in its meeting held on 16th november, 2011 has approved the revised. Assam gas cracker project to spur growth of key sectors the. Dibrugarh is a city and is the headquarters of the dibrugarh district in the state of assam in india.
Brahmaputra cracker and polymer limited bcpl, a central psu is implementing a rs. The plant came as a part of the historic assam accord signed in 1985 with the motive of overall socioeconomic development of the region. A jointventure agreement was signed on 18 october 2006, and the. Complete gas cracker project soon, says gogoi the hindu. The remaining equity will be shared equally among oil india limited oil, numaligarh refineries and the assam government. The gas cracker project of brahmaputra cracker and polymer ltd at assams lepetkata in dibrugarh district is expected to be completed by 20. Pm inaugurates gas cracker project, wax producing unit in. Beginning with the chutias in the 12th century, it was conquered by the ahoms in about 1233 a.
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