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PM to visit Assam, Odisha; attend International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam

by IBNS 05 Feb 2016, 07:57 am

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day visit to the States of Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha from Friday to Feb 7.

The Prime Minister will arrive in Dibrugarh, Assam on Feb 5.

He will inaugurate Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Ltd at Lepetkata, which is the first ever petro-chemical project in the entire North-East.

As part of the same event, the Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation, India's highest wax producing unit using indigenous technology in Numaligarh Refinery Ltd.

The Prime Minister will address tea workers at Moran, near Dibrugarh. He will deliver an address at the 85th Annual Conference of Srimanta Sankaradeva Sangha at Sibsagar.

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati. Eight countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are participating in the Games.

The Prime Minister on Saturday will attend the International Fleet Review at Visakhapatnam. He will visit a maritime exhibition.

The Prime Minister will arrive in Bhubaneswar on Feb 7 and will dedicate to the nation the National Institute of Science Education and Research. Narendra Modi will visit the Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri.

"Will offer prayers at the Jagannath Temple in Puri during  my Odisha visit on the 7th," Modi tweeted on Friday.

The Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation, the state of the art Indian Oil Refinery at Paradip. The Paradip Refinery will have a total capacity of 15 MMTPA. The Indane Maximization, or INDMAX unit at the refinery has been set up using indigenous technology to produce a higher quantity of LPG. The Refinery is expected to unleash a new wave of industrialization in the hydrocarbon sector, and accelerate economic development in Eastern India. The Prime Minister will visit the Main Control Room, and the INDMAX unit at the refinery.

The Prime Minister will arrive in Visakhapatnam on the afternoon of Feb 7, where he will witness the operational demonstration and the International City Parade at the International Fleet Review. The Prime Minister will also deliver an address.

Modi tweeted: "Will join several programmes in Assam, Andhra Pradesh & Odisha during my 3 day visit to these states."