<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/rahul-gandhi-renews-debate-challenge-to-pm-modi-makes-phone-tapping-allegations-23659843" rel="nofollow">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</a> on Friday inaugurated various welfare projects worth over R15,600 crore across Karnataka, including in renewable energy, and petroleum infrastructure.
These projects will give fresh strength to India&rsquo;s energy security, he noted.
The LPG project in Mangaluru will increase the country&rsquo;s LPG storage capacity by 80,000 metric tonne, and the Devangonthi Marketing Terminal at Dodda Dasarahalli in Bengaluru will make the supply of petrol, diesel and aviation fuel more organised and reliable.
The Compressed Biogas plant in Bengaluru will produce around 13 tonnes of biogas every day. This will improve waste management and help save the money spent on importing natural gas, the PM explained.
Modi said India&rsquo;s renewable energy capacity has now crossed 300 gigawatts. To achieve clean energy goals, India is also expanding its nuclear power generation capacity, he added.
The PM said India is moving forward with the ambition of becoming a global leader in emerging technologies, from chips to ships and from <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/navi-mumbai-to-install-200-ai-enabled-cameras-to-maintain-india-cleanest-city-tag-23659853" rel="nofollow">AI data centres </a>to quantum computing.
The PM also inaugurated the much-awaited Pink Line from Kalena Agrahara to Tavarekere of the Metro Rail project here, built at a cost of around Rs 3470 crore.
PM Modi and Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar together flagged off the new services and travelled on the Metro train. The two leaders also shared together shared a ride in the newly-inaugurated metro.&nbsp;
300 India&rsquo;s renewable energy capacity in gigawatts
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The Compressed Biogas plant in Bengaluru will produce around 13 tonnes of biogas every day. 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated welfare, renewable energy and petroleum infrastructure projects worth over Rs 15,600 crore across Karnataka. He also inaugurated the Bengaluru Metro Pink Line stretch between Kalena Agrahara and Tavarekere, built at a cost of around Rs 3,470 crore

PM Modi inaugurates projects worth Rs 15,600 crore across Karnataka

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