The Union government is to commission one of its three proposed strategic oil storage facilities in Visakhapatnam next January. This is going to be the country's first such crude oil storage facility. The other two crude oil storage centres are being built at Mangalore and Padur in Karnataka.
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NHAI revives Mangalore ring road plan
In Mangalore, a five-year-old proposal to widen the 90-km stretch from Mulki to Thokkottu via Kateel, Bajpe, Polali, BC Road and Mudipu has been revived. According to a top official of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), this proposal is now before the Authority for preparing a feasibility report.
Toll to be collected on Padil-BC Road stretch
In Mangalore, toll will be collected from vehicle users on the 20-km stretch between Padil and BC Road by this year end. Though the 37-km Surathkal-BC Road stretch was constructed by the same agency- Ircon International Limited (IRCON) - two different agencies will be appointed to collect the toll and do the maintenance of the road, stated the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
Toll to be collected on Padil-BC Road stretch
In Mangalore, toll will be collected from vehicle users on the 20-km stretch between Padil and BC Road by this year end. Though the 37-km Surathkal-BC Road stretch was constructed by the same agency- Ircon International Limited (IRCON) - two different agencies will be appointed to collect the toll and do the maintenance of the road, stated the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
LNG terminal in Mangalore
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily has stated that work on the new LNG import terminal at Mangalore will begin in next November. A feasibility study on the terminal is being carried out by a consortium of ONGC, BPCL, Mitsui and New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT). The planned LNG terminal is with a capacity of 2-3 million tonne per annum.
Work on LNG terminal at Mangalore to begin in Nov
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Marpadi Veerappa Moily has said that the construction of an LNG import terminal at Mangalore will commence in next November. At present, companies ONGC, Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd. (BPCL), Mitsui and New Mangaloe Port Trust (NMPT) are surveying the feasibility of the LNG terminal, say media reports.
Work on LNG terminal in Mangalore to start in Nov
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Marpadi Veerappa Moily has stated that work on the new LNG (liquefied natural gas) import terminal at Mangalore will begin in next November. A feasibility study on the terminal is being carried out by a consortium of ONGC, BPCL, Mitsui and New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT).
Mangalore residents protest against bad roads
In Mangalore, residents of Nanthoor, Bikarnakatte, Bajjodi and Jayashree Gate on October 3 protested at the Nanthoor Circle against the pathetic condition of the road at Nanthoor Junction.
India to build its 1st oil storage facility soon
To insulate itself from oil supply disruptions, India will build its first strategic oil storage facility by January,
Union Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily has said on September 28. India, which is 79 per cent dependent on imports to meet its crude oil needs, is building underground storages at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Mangalore and Padur in Karnataka to store about 5.33 million tonne of crude oil, the Minister said.
HPCL planned 2nd LPG storage at Mlore hits hurdle
Due to the government's ceiling on number of LPG cylinders a year for a household, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation's (HPCL) plan to set up a second underground storage facility for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Mangalore has hit a roadblock.

