PM Modi To Inaugurate India Energy Week 2023, New HAL Facility In Bengaluru Today — Check Schedule

PM Modi will dedicate to the nation the HAL helicopter factory at Tumakuru at around 3:30 pm and will also lay the foundation stone of various development initiatives.  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a one-day visit to Karnataka today.

Source : PIB

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India Energy Week 2023 in Bengaluru at around 11:30 am during his visit to Karnataka today. Later in the day, he will dedicate to the nation the HAL helicopter factory at Tumakuru at around 3:30 pm and will also lay the foundation stone of various development initiatives.  

PM Modi To Inaugurate India Energy Week 2023 

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the 3-day India Energy Week 2023 being held from February 6 to February 8 in Bengaluru. The event will host leaders from traditional and non-traditional energy industry, governments, and academia to discuss the challenges and opportunities that a responsible energy transition presents.

The event will be attended by 30 ministers from across the world, 30,000 delegates, 1,000 exhibitors, and 500 speakers who will gather to discuss the challenges and opportunities of India's energy future. During the programme, Modi will participate in a roundtable interaction with global oil and gas CEOs. He will also launch multiple initiatives in the field of green energy.

The PM will launch E20 fuel at 84 retail outlets of Oil Marketing Companies in 11 States/UTs in line with the ethanol blending roadmap. E20 is a blend of 20% ethanol with petrol.

He will also flag off the Green Mobility Rally. 

During his Bengaluru visit, the PM will launch the uniforms under the ‘Unbottled’ initiative of Indian Oil and will also dedicate the twin-cooktop model of the IndianOil’s Indoor Solar Cooking System and flag-off its commercial roll-out. 

PM Modi In Tumakuru

The Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the HAL Helicopter Factory  in Tumakuru. Its foundation stone was also laid by the Prime Minister in 2016. It is a dedicated new greenfield helicopter factory which will enhance capacity and ecosystem to build helicopters.

This helicopter factory is Asia’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility and will initially produce the Light Utility Helicopters (LUH). LUH is an indigenously designed and developed 3-ton class, single engine multipurpose utility helicopter with unique feature of high manoeuvrability, stated the official statement by the Prime Minister’s Office. 

He will lay the foundation stone of Tumakuru Industrial Township and will also lay the foundation stones of two Jal Jeevan Mission projects at Tiptur and Chikkanayakanahalli in Tumakuru.