Balotra, April 20 -- The scheduled dedication of the Refinery-cum-Petrochemical Complex at Pachpadra in Rajasthan's Balotra district by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been postponed following a fire incident in the vicinity of the Crude Distillation Unit on Monday.

PM Modi was to inaugurate the Pachpadra Refinery on April 21, but the programme has now been postponed due to the fire incident.

While the fire was promptly brought under control and no casualties have been reported, the incident has prompted an investigation and raised serious political questions just a day before the scheduled launch.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas posted on X,"Due to an unfortunate fire incident today in the vicinity of the Crude Distillation...