(a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the Government of Karnataka
for setting up of a Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Invest Region (PCPIR) in the State.
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which the said PCPIR is likely to be commissioned in Karnataka?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
(SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA).
(a to c) Yes, sir. The Government of Karnataka had earlier submitted a proposal to the Union
Government for hosting a PCPIR at Mangalore within the Dakshina Kannada and Udipi Districts
of Karnataka in August, 2007.The proposed PCPIR was to cover an area of 300 .00 sq kms., out
of which the processing area was to occupy 120.51 sq kms. and the balance area would form the
non-processing area. The proposal envisaged ONGC alongwith its group of companies as the Anchor
Tenant and MRPL (a wholly owned subsidiary of ONGC), with its state of art grass root refinery
located at Mangalore as the main anchor tenant. The views of the line Ministries/ Departments
on the said proposal were forwarded to State Government in August, 2008. The State Government
has not taken any further action on the proposal.