Modi's pet projects PMUY, Urja Ganga to cross Himalayan borders to Nepal

PMUY has a target of providing LPG connections to 50 mn BPL families in three years

Two pet projects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are set to cross borders soon. India plans to extend Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) and Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga to Nepal.

“We are planning to extend the reach of PMUY in Nepal. At the same time, talks are also there to push Urjja Ganga pipeline beyond borders from Gorakhpur to Amlekhganj,” said Dharmendra Pradhan, minister of petroleum and natural gas. The Rs 12,940 crore Urja Ganga project will pass through five states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha — covering 2,619 kilo meter in 49 districts.

PMUY was