Guwahati: Union Minister for Natural Gas and Petroleum Rameswar Teli recently inaugurated a rehabilitation of legacy waste through biomining at Tingrai dumping ground.
The project constructed by Oil India Limited under its corporate social responsibility scheme at the cost of Rs 3.1742 crore will meet the demand for proper disposal of solid waste.
Among the dignitaries present at the inauguration programme were the deputy commissioner of Tinsukia, Sawpneel Paul, executive director of OIL, JP Das, and chairman TMB Pabitra Gogoi.
An MoU was signed between OIL and the Tinsukia administration in the beginning of this year in this regard. In course of time, the dumping ground will be converted into a park.
A second MoU was signed between Tinsukia district administration and OIL at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner’s office to protect erosion at Dighaltarang. The OIL will spend Rs 4.126 crore and in another MoU, the OIL will construct 21.6 km long road from Doomdooma to Baghjan.
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