Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 (ஹைட்ரோகார்பன் தொலைநோக்கு ஆவணம் 2030)

Education and Training by NRL
NRL has planned to set up a Common Facility Centre (CFC) near refinery to impart skills in various
trades such as wood craft, weaving and traditional handicraft, wax based craft , manufacturing of
handmade paper, sanitary napkin, bandage, incense stick etc. to promote entrepreneurship of
unemployed youth.
RGIPT-Assam Centre, Sivasagar
To facilitate petroleum sector education in Northeast India, ONGC has decided to provide grant of Rs.
238 crore to set up Rajeev Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT) at Sivasagar in Assam.
Disbursement to the tune of Rs. 104 crore has already been made for the project. IOCL also has
contributed Rs. 39.52 crore as endowment fund, for setting up the Institute. Once completed, the
institute can ensure availability of a specialized institute which is expected to unlock opportunities for
the students as well as the E&P comapnies in the region.
Linkages with premier institutions
ONGC-Pan IIT Memorandum of Collaboration (MoC) envisages execution of R&D projects by ONGC
under Pan IIT forum comprising of seven IITs namely, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Kanpur, IIT- Bombay, IIT-
Madras, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Guwahati and IIT-Roorkee, in the jointly agreed thematic research areas
matching ONGCs needs and expertise available with IITs. Projects have been conceptualized jointly
by ONGC Institutes and IITs. Following 3 projects with IIT-Guwahati have been approved.
Estimation of petro-physical properties from seismic attributes and well logs using artificial
intelligence
Development of Comprehensive interactive well monitoring software tool for drilling supervisors
Production of hydrocarbon oil via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of microalgae grown on flue
gas and organic nutrients recycled from HTL unit
Apart from above, another project on bio-ethanol production and scaling up from lingo-cellulosic
biomass is also agreed to be undertaken jointly by IIT Guwahati and IIT Roorkee.
14.3 Arts, Sports and Culture
The PSUs are actively involved in preserving and developing local culture. Intiatives have also been
taken to promote sports and arts in the region. NRL has started a football academy in Numaligarh to
train and develop talents of budding football players below 15 years. In similar line a badminton
academy is also supported by NRL at Furkating, Golaghat.
OIL’s contribution and collaboration with the social groups, district administration and sports bodies,
has helped in making rural sports as one of the most popular sports event in the rural areas creating
social advantage, over the years. The company has been organizing various sporting events to
provide a platform and motivate the budding talent from the rural parts of OIL’s operational areas.
Further, ONGC has sanctioned Rs. 35 lakh to upgrade sporting infratructure in Nurul Amin Stadium in
Nowgong.
14.4 Local Heritage
In order to restore the ancient monuments in the region, NRL has planned to support development &
upliftment of Deoparvat Archeological Site which bears a rich cultural heritage of Assam. It has also
proposed preservation & conservation of Numaligarh Rampart which has a historical & cultural
heritage of mediaeval period.
ONGC has undertaken intitiatives to conserve and develop four Ahom monuments, namely Rang
Ghar, Karen Ghar, Talatal Ghar and Maidam at Charaideo in Sibsagar, Assam. Archaeological Survey
of India (ASI) and National Culture Fund (NCF) have been associated as project partners for
execution of these projects. Amount to the tune of Rs. 3.97 crore has been sanctioned for the initiave.
Further, project on conservation of Hoolock Gibbon and the rainforest biodiversity is being
implemented by a renowned environmental activists group of Northast India across OIL operational
areas, where the endemic populations of this highly endangered ape are found.
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