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MoUs worth Rs 56,000 crore inked on Day 1 of Vibrant Gujarat
    Gandhinagar, Jan 18 (PTI) The Gujarat government
signed around 130 MoUs with investment commitments worth over
Rs 56,000 crore in various sectors on the first day of the
Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit here Friday, said officials.
    A majority of the MoUs, also called Investment
Intentions (IIs), were signed in the port and transport
sector.
    China-based Tsingshan group commited to invest Rs
21,000 crore to set up a steel plant and a facility to
manufacture car batteries in Dholera SIR, said the officials
at a press meet.
    Besides this mega agreement, MoUs worth over Rs 35,000
crore were also signed during the opening day of the three-day
business conclave which was inaugurated by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
    A key MoU was signed with Petronet LNG Ltd with an
intended investment of Rs 2,100 crore for expansion of their
existing LNG Port Terminal at Dahej, said Sunaina Tomar,
principal secretary, state port and transport department.
    "Another MoU was signed with HPCL Rajasthan Refinery
Ltd with an intended investment of Rs 1,400 crore for
development of Single Point Mooring System and Crude Oil
Terminal at Mandvi," she told reporters.
    An MOU was signed with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Ltd with an intended investment of Rs 1,350 crore for LPG
import facilities along with a jetty at Dahej Port and LPG
cavern and pumping facilities at Ankleshwar, Tomar said.
    An MOU was signed with Adani Group with an intended
cumulative investment of Rs 3,500 crore across three projects
- development of a captive jetty at Kori Creek, cargo handling
terminal at Mundra and Ro-Ro ferry facility at Mundra, she
said.
    "An MoU was signed with Essar Group with an intended
cumulative investment of Rs 7,485 crore across two projects -
development of port-based Smart City and an LNG terminal at
Hazira, the IAS officer said.
    Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (APM Terminals Pipavav) has
expressed interest in development of a Ro-Ro terminal at
Pipavav, she said.
    "A tripartite MOU was signed between Gujarat Maritime
Board, J M Baxi & Co and Port of Amsterdam with an intended
cumulative investment of Rs 800 crore for development of
cruise terminals at Mandvi, Dwarka, Porbandar and Verava,"
Tomar said.
    An MOU was signed with Dahej Harbour and
Infrastructure Ltd with an intended investment of Rs 700 crore
for expansion of their existing port facility at Dahej, she
added.
    Two Rajkot-based firms have also signed MoUs to set up
artillery factories after getting clearance from the Centre,
said Air Marshal R K Dhir, advisor to the Gujarat government
for the aerospace and defence sector. PTI PJT PD
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