A new LPG bottling plant of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) was inaugurated by Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal in Bolangir district on 28 December 2019.
The plant has been set up at Barkhani village and is spread over 23 acre with a capacity to produce 42 lakh cylinders per year. It has been set up at a cost of Rs 103 crore.
The plant will fulfil the needs of the people in 14 districts in the western region of Odisha. The plant is part of the Central government’s ‘Look East’ policy.