Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal urges Dharmendra Pradhan to develop state as hydrocarbon hub

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal met Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi and held discussions on leveraging the hydrocarbon potential of the state to develop it as a promising hydrocarbon hub.

Sonowal, while appreciating the union government’s initiatives in developing the oil and gas infrastructure in Assam, stressed on speedy implementation of the new projects in the hydrocarbon sector in the state. The Chief Minister highlighted issues such as expansion of Numaligarh Refinery, implementation of bio-refinery at Numaligarh, North East Gas Grid, Barauni-Guwahati Natural Gas Pipeline etc. during discussion.