Though the CM did not share the date of Modi’s visit, Sarma had earlier said that the prime minister was scheduled to arrive in Assam on September 8 to participate in the inauguration of the year-long birth centenary celebration of Bharat Ratna Bhupen Hazarika.
Sarma visited the Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) site on Monday to take stock of the preparations and issued necessary instructions to officials.
He also inaugurated NRL’s newly constructed Dhansiri township.
Assam Bio Ethanol Private Ltd (ABEPL) is the first bio-refinery to produce fuel grade ethanol from bamboo biomass, and has been formed as a joint venture company between NRL and two Finnish companies – Fortum and Chempolis Oy, officials said.
The bio-refinery, being built at an estimated cost of Rs 4,000 crore, will have a production capacity of 49 KTPA ethanol, using 300 KTPA bamboo as feedstock, they said. PTI DG RBT