New Delhi, July 3 -- India will get its first greenfield refinery in a decade when Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates the integrated Refinery-cum-Petrochemical Complex at Pachpadra in Rajasthan's Balotra on July 4, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday.

"The country is getting a new greenfield refinery after ten years," Puri told reporters here ahead of the Prime Minister's visit.

The refinery-cum-petrochemical complex, developed at Pachpadra, is India's first greenfield integrated refinery and petrochemical project.

According to a Prime Minister's Office (PMO) release, the state-of-the-art complex has been built with an investment of over Rs 79,450 crore as a joint venture between Hindustan Pet...