Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region

Last updated

In India, Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Regions (PCPIRs), originally known as Mega-Chemical Industrial Estates (MCIES) or chemical hubs, are special economic zones intended to facilitate production of petroleum and petrochemicals. The Government of India introduced the concept of chemical hubs in 2005. In 2007, the concept was reworked and expanded under the name PCPIRs. [1] [2] States with existing PCPIRs include Gujarat. [3] In January 2022, public hearings regarding a proposed PCPIR in Paradeep, Odisha, drew controversy. [4]

Nandigram movement

In 2006, a proposal by the Haldia Development Authority for a chemical hub covering both Nandigram I and Nandigram II community development blocks, prompted concern and controversy among residents. [5] [6] The HDA intended to expropriate some 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) of land owned by farmers in the region. [7] By 2007, protests by the affected farmers had snowballed into a major movement led by the Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee; clashes between the protestors and police were later known as the Nandigram violence. [8] The location of the proposed chemical hub was later shifted to Nayachar and the proposal was eventually scrapped. [8] [9]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haldia</span> City in West Bengal, India

Haldia is an industrial port city in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It has a major river port and industrial belt located approximately 124 km (77 mi) southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges. The Haldia Township is bordered by the Haldi River, an offshoot of the Ganges River. Haldia is a centre for petrochemical businesses, and is a major trade port for Kolkata.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paradeep</span> City in Odisha, India

Paradeep, also spelled Paradip, is a major industrial seaport city and municipality, 53 km (33 mi) from Jagatsinghpur city, in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India. Paradeep was constituted as an NAC on 27 September 1979 and converted into a municipality on 12 December 2002. The nearest commercial airport is Biju Patnaik International Airport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Valsad district</span> District of Gujarat in India

Valsad district is one of the 33 districts in the Western Indian state of Gujarat. It is bound by Navsari district to the north, Nashik district of Maharashtra state to the east, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli district of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNHDD) union territory and the Palghar district of Maharashtra to the south. The Arabian Sea lies west of the district. The coastal Daman enclave of DNHDD is bounded by Valsad district on the north, east, and south. The district's administrative capital is Valsad. The district's largest city is Vapi.

Nandigram is a census town in the Nandigram I Community Development Block of the Haldia subdivision in the Purba Medinipur district of the Indian state of West Bengal.

Raychak is a village within the jurisdiction of the Diamond Harbour police station in the Diamond Harbour II CD block in the Diamond Harbour subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vibrant Gujarat</span> Biennial investors summit in Gujarat, India

Vibrant Gujarat, also referred to as Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, is a biennial investors' global business event that is held in the state of Gujarat, India. The event is aimed at bringing together business leaders, investors, corporations, thought leaders, policy and opinion makers; the summit is advertised as a platform to understand and explore business opportunities in Gujarat. The summit's primary objective is to promote Gujarat as an attractive investment destination and to facilitate partnerships and collaborations across different sectors. Summit began in 2003 and is now held every two years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nandigram violence</span> 2007 land acquisition protests in West Bengal, India

Nandigram Violence refers to the violence in Nandigram, West Bengal, India, in 2007 due to the land acquisition for a project taken up by the CPI(M)-led Government of West Bengal to create a chemical hub, a type of special economic zone (SEZ). The policy led to an emergency in the region, and 14 people died in a police shooting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GAIL</span> Central Public Sector Undertaking

GAIL (India) Limited is a central public sector undertaking. It has the following business segments: natural gas, liquified natural gas, liquid hydrocarbon, liquefied petroleum gas transmission, petrochemicals, city gas distribution, renewable energy including solar & wind, exploration and production, GAILTEL and electricity generation. GAIL was given the Maharatna status on the 1 February 2013 by the Indian Government, a status which 11 other Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) have.

Nayachar is an island in the Hooghly River, off Haldia in Purba Medinipur in the Indian state of West Bengal. The island inhabited by few fishermen, has shot into the larger public view as the proposed site of the major chemical hub initiated by the erstwhile Left Front alliance led West Bengal Government. The hub was earlier proposed at Nandigram. Following the West Bengal State Assembly Election in 2011, the All India Trinamool Congress and Indian National Congress coalition under Mamata Banerjee led new West Bengal Government announced on 19 August 2011 that this project will be scrapped.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Economy of Gujarat</span>

The economy of Gujarat, a state in Western India, is the most industrialised in India, having the highest industrial output of any state in the union.It has the highest exports of any Indian state, accounting for 33% of all Indian exports in 2022-23. It leads in diverse industrial sectors such as chemicals, petrochemicals, dairy, drugs and pharmaceuticals, cement and ceramics, gems and jewellery, textiles and engineering. It has the highest Electricity Production Capacity and Maritime Port Cargo Volume among all states in India. It also has significant agricultural production with major agricultural produce of the state being cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), dates, sugar cane, milk and milk products. Gujarat recorded the lowest unemployment rate in India in 2022, with 4.4% of the labour force being unemployed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haldia subdivision</span> Subdivision in West Bengal, India

Haldia subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

The Tata Nano Singur controversy was a controversy generated by land acquisition of a proposed Tata Motors automobile factory at Singur in Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. The factory would have been used to build the compact car Tata Nano.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nandigram I</span> Community development block in West Bengal, India

Nandigram I is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nandigram II</span> Community development block in West Bengal, India

Nandigram II is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haldia (community development block)</span> Community development block in West Bengal, India

Haldia is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. In earlier days this block was referred to as Sutahata II block, and Sutahata block was referred to as Sutahata I block.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haldia Petrochemicals</span> Indian petrochemical company

Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd., often referred to as HPL, is one of the largest petrochemical companies in India. HPL which began commercial production in 2000, has its headquarters located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It has a large petrochemical plant based out of Haldia in Eastern India. The company as of 2018 held the position of being the fourth largest player in the domestic petrochemical market and enjoyed a dominant position in Eastern India.

Kakinada airport is an airport project for the city of Kakinada, in the Kakinada district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has identified three possible locations at Pithapuram, Nemam and Mulapeta. Kakinada is a PCPIR. The airport nearest the city, Rajahmundry Airport, is 70 kilometers away.

In the late 1970s, President Anwar Sadat initiated neoliberal policies in Egypt. Following Sadat's assassination in 1981, President Hosni Mubarak came to power and continued the economic liberalization of Egypt.

Sona Chura is a village and a Gram panchayat in Nandigram I CD Block in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

References

  1. ↑ Chatterjee, Tanmay. "Allies confused over Haldia chemical hub". The Statesman, 26 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  2. ↑ "Paswan launches PCPIR policy". The Statesman, 9 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  3. ↑ "ARETE Group to invest Rs 1,050 crore in developing phase one of Industrial Park in Gujarat". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Paradip: Public hearing for PCPIR sans the affected evokes sharp reactions". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  5. ↑ Erickson, Jim; Loveard, Keith (30 November 2000). "Hot Noodle Take-Away. Indofood's Singapore plans worry Indonesians". Jakarta: Asia Week. CNN. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  6. ↑ Tripathi, Salil (8 October 1998). "Jakarta: Pulling Punches". Far Eastern Economic Review. Archived from the original on 19 July 2002. Retrieved 13 May 2011– via saliltripathi.com.
  7. ↑ "Stockpile squad trail heads towards party – Phone records spill Nandigram secret". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 19 March 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
  8. 1 2 "DM halts land acquisition". The Statesman . Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Nayachar project scrapped" . Retrieved 2011-09-15.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.