Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the country’s largest greenfield refinery built at Pachpadra in Balotra on July 4.
A long wait of one and a half decade, laying the foundation stone twice, inauguration dates twice and from land games to rebellion of loved ones… the country’s first BS-6 standard hi-tech ‘HPPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited’ (HRRL) is ready in the desert of Rajasthan. On the coming 4th of July
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It is believed that due to this refinery built in Pachpadra of Balotra, the picture of entire Rajasthan will change. This refinery with a capacity of 9 million metric tons per annum (MMTPA) will make India self-reliant in petrochemical production. Let us know the complete story of this journey from 2012 to 2026…
PM’s visit was postponed due to fire
There was a ‘high-voltage drama’ in the politics of Rajasthan for the country’s largest greenfield refinery. The journey from 2012 to 2026 was not so easy. This project not only saw the foundation stone laid twice, but also saw loved ones fighting against loved ones over the land.
Incidentally, the inauguration date was also announced twice. PM Narendra Modi was to inaugurate the refinery on April 21. But just a day before this, on April 20, a fire broke out due to leakage in the CDU-VDU unit. Due to this the PM’s inaugural tour was postponed.
How did the refinery reach Pachpadra from Leelana?
Initially the refinery was scheduled to be set up in Leelana village of Baytu in Balotra (formerly Barmer). As soon as the announcement was made, people with political influence and land mafia bought thousands of bighas of land there at throwaway prices. When the government came to take possession of the land, the farmers withdrew their hands. Some demanded Rs 1 crore in exchange for 1 bigha land.
The then CM Ashok Gehlot turned to Pachpadra, where government land was available. As soon as the refinery shifted, the land mafia and leaders who were dreaming of crores of rupees in Leelana came down to the floor.
Colonel Sonaram’s rebellion
Shiv Prakash Soni, an expert on the political affairs of Barmer, says – There was an uproar in politics after the refinery shift. The then MLA of Baytu, Colonel Sonaram Chaudhary (late) had opened a front against his own government.
He had alleged that Ashok Gehlot wants to benefit his home district Jodhpur by setting up a petrochemical complex in Kakani. He had even said – I will give up my life, but I will not let the refinery go from here. At that time Revenue Minister Hemaram Chaudhary had also resigned.
The country’s most hi-tech refinery
The refinery is a joint venture between HPCL (74%) and the Government of Rajasthan (26%). After a long wait of 15 years and an additional cost of ₹42,229 crore (compared to the initial cost), it is now ready to change the face of the desert.
The biggest feature of Pachpadra Refinery is its Nelson Complexity Index (NCI). It’s about 17. In technical language, this means that it is the most advanced, high-conversion refinery in the country.
It has the ability to convert heavy, low quality crude oil coming from any corner of the world into valuable petrol, diesel and petrochemicals. Giving a living example of self-reliant India, most of the reactors, columns and heavy tanks of this refinery are made in India.
For its brain i.e. control system and high-pressure compressor, technology from America, Japan and Europe has been used. To maintain the quality of its finishing and welding at international level, the technicians from Netherlands have sweated in the hot sun of Pachpadra.
Special heating pipeline laid
Crude oil is waxy in nature. To prevent it from freezing in the pipeline, a special heating pipeline has been laid from Mundra (Gujarat) to Pachpadra. Heating stations and thermal insulation have been installed at various places. This will maintain the temperature of the oil.
The world’s biggest technical minds are working behind this mega project. Engineers India is taking command of it. Global companies like Lamus Technology, UOP, Univation Technologies have provided technology for their petrochemical, cracker units. Structures have been built from millions of tons of structural steel and special alloy steel. Copper has been heavily used in thousands of kilometers of cabling and motors to ensure stable wiring frequencies.
As soon as the refinery starts, Rajasthan will also emerge strongly in the economic sector. After the start of production from the refinery, Rajasthan will not be the only state to extract crude oil. It will become a hub for processing it and making value-added products (like polypropylene and polymers). This will flood plastic and chemical industries at the local level.
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