Joint Review Meeting held for revival of closed Fertilizer Plants

Joint Review Meeting held for revival of closed Fertilizer Plants

Rs 50,000 Crore to be invested for revival of closed fertilizer plants; Setting up of gas pipeline network to connect Eastern India to National Gas Grid

Investments in Eastern India to give fillip to Second Green Revolution in the Region

Talcher Fertilizer Plant to be revived with an investment of Rs 8,000 Cr

Rs 20,000 Cr investment for revival of Fertilizer Plants in Gorakhpur; Barauni & Sindri

Rs 13,000 Cr investment for 2650 KM Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Pipeline Project

LNG terminal at Dhamra with an investment of Rs 6,000 Cr

Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan attended a joint meeting in the Chairmanship of Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananthkumar on revival plans of closed fertilizers plants under Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers today. The meeting was also attended by Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal and Shri, MoS for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Chemical & Fertilizer, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya.

Addressing the media during a press conference, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan emphasized on Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision for fast paced development of Eastern India which is a prerequisite for the overall development of India. He said that for fast pace development in Eastern India, massive infrastructure investment in an agri focused Eastern India will give a fillip to the Second Green Revolution in the region. Shri Pradhan said that massive investment to the tune of Rs 50,000 Crore is being undertaken for revival of closed fertilizer plants and setting up of gas pipeline network to connect Eastern India to the National Gas Grid.

Petroleum Minister informed that the key components of this infrastructure investment will be revival of Fertilizer Plants at Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Barauni (Bihar) and Sindri (Jharkhand), and Talcher (Odisha); Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga pipeline of 2650 Km and setting up of LNG terminal at Dhamra (Odisha).

Shri Pradhan elaborated that Rs 20,000 Cr would be invested to revive Fertilizer Plants at Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Barauni (Bihar) and Sindri (Jharkhand).

Petroleum Minister said that the Talcher Fertilizer Plant in Odisha is being revived with an investment of Rs 8000 Cr by a consortium comprising FCI, GAIL, Rashtriya Chemical and Fertilizer Limited and Coal India Limited. This would be the first time a Fertilizer plant in India will be operated based on Coal Gasification technology.  

Production from these four major Fertilizer plants will ensure enhanced domestic fertilizer production and availability which will give an impetus to the vital agricultural sector there by aiding the Second Green Revolution. The ground work for these Plants is scheduled to commence in FY 2017-18.

Shri Pradhan informed that 2,650 km Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL) Project, popularly known as ‘Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga’, at a total investment of about Rs. 13,000 Crore is being implemented by GAIL (India) Ltd. The Pipeline passes through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. Construction work of this Pipeline Project in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar has started.

            An LNG terminal is also being set up at Dhamra in Odisha with an investment of Rs 6,000 Crore, Shri Pradhan added.  

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Over 21 lakh LED Street Lights installed across India under Street Light National Programme

Over 21 lakh LED Street Lights installed across India under Street Light National Programme

·         Scheme is being implemented in 23 States and Union Territories

·         Annual energy s avings of 295 million units

Under the Government of India’s Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) over 21 lakh conventional street lights have been replaced with LED street lights across the country. The newly installed lights have led to brighter streets, feeling of enhanced safety and security among the residents and motorists. Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a Public Energy Services Company under the administration of Ministry of Power, Government of India (GoI) is the implementing agency for SLNP.

The installation of LED street lights has resulted in Annual energy savings of 295 million unit kWh, avoided capacity of over 73 MW and reduction of 2.3 lakh tonnes of CO₂ annually. The project has been implemented across 23 states and union territories. The lighting level on roads have increased significantly after the replacement. The highest replacement of LED lights has happened in the following states:

State	Number of Street Lights	Energy Saved per year (kWh)
Rajasthan	7,04,891	99,054,808
Andhra Pradesh	5,86,037	82,352,849
Delhi	2,64,185	37,124,579
Gujarat	2,00,536	28,180,321
Goa	94,856	13,329,639

EESL is also implementing a special heritage lighting project, wherein 1000 LED street lights have been installed in Kashi region of Uttar Pradesh, and another 4000 lights are being installed.

The procurement price of the LED Street Lights has been reduced from Rs. 135/watt to Rs. 80/watt due to mass procurement of the lights. EESL makes the entire upfront investment in installation of the Street Lights and no additional budget allocation from the Municipalities is required. Municipalities pay EESL from the savings in energy and maintenance cost over a 7 year period, making the LED lights affordable and accessible. EESL also undertakes social audits in all states post the completion of the project.

EESL procurements conform to BIS specification & carry a 7 year warranty against technical defects. EESL conducts appropriate quality checks right from the bidding stage to the field level. This has resulted in the LEDs’ overall technical fault being less than 1% in the 21 lakh lights installed by EESL in the country. EESL has maintained an uptime of 95% for all street lights across the country.

Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi launched 100 cities National Programme on 5th January 2015 to convert conventional street and domestic lights with energy efficient LED lights. Under Street Light National Programme (SLNP), Government aims to replace 1.34 crore conventional street lights with energy efficient LED lights.

Water level of 91 Major Reservoirs of the Country goes down by two per cent

Water level of 91 Major Reservoirs of the Country goes down by two per cent

              The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on April 27, 2017 was 42.658 BCM which is 27% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 29 for the week ending on April 20, 2017. The level of April 27, 2017 was 125% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 104% of storage of average of last ten years.  

              The total storage capacity of these 91 reservoirs is 157.799 BCM which is about 62% of the total storage capacity of 253.388 BCM which is estimated to have been created in the country. 37 Reservoirs out of these 91 have hydropower benefit with installed capacity of more than 60 MW.

 

REGION WISE STORAGE STATUS:-

 

            NORTHERN REGION

The northern region includes States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan. There are six reservoirs under Central Water Commission (CWC) monitoring having total live storage capacity of 18.01 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 4.72 BCM which is 26% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 21% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 29% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is better than the corresponding period of last year but is less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

 

            EASTERN REGION

            The Eastern region includes States of Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Tripura. There are 15 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 18.83 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 8.21 BCM which is 44% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 30% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 29% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is better than the corresponding period of last year and is also better than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

 

            WESTERN REGION

The Western region includes States of Gujarat and Maharashtra. There are 27 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 27.07 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 8.91 BCM which is 33% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 21% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 34% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is better than the storage of last year but is less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

 

CENTRAL REGION

The Central region includes States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. There are 12 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 42.30 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 15.87 BCM which is 38% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 28% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 25% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is better than the storage of last year and is also better than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

 

SOUTHERN REGION

The Southern region includes States of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, AP&TG (Two combined projects in both states) Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. There are 31 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 51.59 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 4.95 BCM which is 10% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 14% and average storage of last ten years during corresponding period was 21% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Thus, storage during current year is less than the corresponding period of last year and is also less than the average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period.

 

             States having better storage than last year for corresponding period are Punjab, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana. States having equal storage than last year for corresponding period are AP&TG (Two combined projects in both states). States having lesser storage than last year for corresponding period are Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.

 

Samir/jk

Local Weather Report and Forecast For: Kakinada Dated :Apr 28, 2017

Local Weather Report and Forecast For: Kakinada    Dated :Apr 28, 2017

Past 24 Hours Weather Data Maximum Temp(oC) (Recorded. on 28/04/17) 40.0 Departure from Normal(oC) 3 Minimum Temp (oC) (Recorded. on 28/04/17) 26.6 Departure from Normal(oC) 0 24 Hours Rainfall (mm) (Recorded from 0830 hrs IST of yesterday to 0830 hrs IST of today) NIL Todays Sunset (IST) 18:20 Tommorows Sunrise (IST) 05:37 Moonset (IST) 20:24 Moonrise (IST) 07:14

7 Day's Forecast Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather 28-Apr 27.0 38.0 Partly cloudy sky with possibility of development of thunder lightning 29-Apr 27.0 38.0 Rain or thundershowers would occur towards afternoon or evening 30-Apr 26.0 39.0 Partly cloudy sky with possibility of development of thunder lightning 01-May 26.0 39.0 Rain or thundershowers would occur towards afternoon or evening 02-May 26.0 38.0 Rain or thundershowers would occur towards afternoon or evening 03-May 27.0 38.0 Partly cloudy sky with Thundery development 04-May 27.0 39.0 Partly cloudy sky with Thundery development

KAKINADA

EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS IN THE MONTH OF APRIL

Year	Temperature(oC)		Rainfall (mm)
	Highest Maximum(Date)	Lowest Minimum(Date)	24 Hours Highest (Date)	Monthly Total
2016	40.0(30)	24.8(09)	0	0
2015	38.2(22)	23.2(25)	14.5(30)	29.0
2014	38.2(21)	22.0(01)	0	0
2013	38.3(18)	23.6(23)	20.5(21)	24.0
2012	39.5(22)	23.7(02)	0.5(30)	0.5
2011	36.7(19)	22.7(23)	38.2(23)	66.5
2010	38.3(25)	25.7(22)	8.0(01)	9.5
2009	39.4(22)	24.4(11)	5.4(28)	5.6
2008	39.7(22)	23.3(06)	2.2(02)	2.2
2007	39.7(24)	22.6(14)	0.0	0.0
ALL TIME RECORD	42.8(25/1947)	18.9(7/1942)	61.0(7/1937)	153.6(1971)

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE

PERIOD: 1981-2010

Month	Mean Temperature(oC)		Mean Total Rainfall (mm)	Mean Number of Rainy Days	Mean Number of days with
	Daily Minimum	Daily Maximum			HAIL	Thunder	FOG	SQUALL
Jan	20.3	29.2	12.6	0.9	0	0.1	0.1	0
Feb	21.7	31.2	10.3	1.1	0	0	0	0
Mar	24.0	34.0	7.5	0.5	0	0.7	0.1	0
Apr	26.2	36.2	16.4	1.1	0	2.1	0	0
May	27.8	37.5	42.3	2.8	0	5.2	0	0
Jun	27.3	35.8	122.8	7.1	0	5.4	0	0
Jul	26.2	32.9	175.4	10.9	0	5.2	0	0
Aug	25.9	32.2	176.9	10.2	0	4.7	0	0
Sep	25.9	32.7	199.4	9.1	0	7.5	0	0
Oct	24.8	31.9	243.4	9.0	0	6.8	0	0
Nov	22.5	30.4	98.8	3.8	0	1.3	0	0
Dec	20.3	29.2	10.7	0.9	0	0	0	0
Annual	24.4	32.8	1116.6	57.5	0	39	0.1	0