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Press Trust of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to launch a slew of projects including a fertiliser plant at Talcher and inauguration of Jharsuguda Airport in Odisha on Saturday, officials said on Thursday.
During his one-day visit to the State, Modi will also dedicate to the nation mines of the NTPC and the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) and railway tracks for transportation of coal.
Garjanbahal open cast mine of the MCL, to be inaugurated by Modi, has coal block reserve of 230 million tonnes with annual production capacity of 13 million tonnes.
It will generate direct employment for 894 people and indirect job opportunities for 5,000, officials said.
New rail line
The Prime Minister will also launch the 53-km-long Jharsuguda-Serdega railway line constructed by MCL. This line can also be used for passenger traffic.
Modi will dedicate to the nation Dulanga Coal Mining Project of the NTPC in Sundargarh district. This is the second mine of the NTPC to be operational and its first in Odisha.
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