IOC to set up two new plants in Uttarakhand

To streamline supply of LPG in Uttarakhand, the Indian Oil Corporation will set up two new plants in the state besides doubling the capacity of its plants in Haridwar and Haldwani.

The Corporation will double the current capacity of its Haldwani and Haridwar plants from 5,000 tonnes to 10000 tonnes and will also set up two new plants in the state, IOC officials told Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar at a meeting here, an official release said.

The IOC will also set up two new plants in Uttarakhand, one each in Dehradun and Kotdwar to meet the state's LPG requirements. IOC has a capacity of only 10,000 tonnes of LPG per month against the state 's total requirement of 16,000 tonnes of LPG per month.