India, Sept. 14 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

With an aim at promoting clean energy and reducing dependence on fossil fuels, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Assam Bioethanol Plant and laid foundation stone for polypropylene plant at Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) at Golaghat in Assam today. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Prime Minister extended heartfelt greetings to all citizens and the people of Assam on the occasion of Sharodiya Durga Puja. He acknowledged the significance of the birth anniversary of the great spiritual figure Srimanta Sankardev and paid respectful tribute to the revered Gurujanas.

Prime Minister remarked that he has been in the North East for the past...