The dream project of the Vasundhara Raje’s government - the joint venture HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd - will take four to five years to be completed. The state government has allotted 4,800 acres of land at Pachpadra in Barmer district for the refinery. Petroleum & natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan has hinted that a time line of four to five years is required for setting up the refinery. The actual site of the refinery is about 12 to 15km from Pachpadra city and the other big town near the refinery is Balotra. Rajasthan State Petroleum Corporation (RSPC), a subsidiary of Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Ltd (RSMML), will be the nodal agency for the state government that would work with the HPCL.

Source: dna August 25, 2017 17:03 UTC