 Tamil Nadu, a state where the oceans meet, cultures blend and people prosper, is now opening its doors to a new world, a world of clean, green source of energy. Today the nation's development is propelled by a robust gas-based economy and Tamil Nadu embraces too. Energy is a key driver of socio-economic growth. India is making rapid strides towards the gas-based economy. As the nation unites under the visionary leadership of the Honourable Prime Minister, Sri Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu is poised to get an impetus to its economy by three new projects. India's premier oil company, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, has laid a 144-kilometre long Ramanathapuram-Tutukudi natural gas pipeline, which is a part of Ennore-Tiruvallur-Bengaluru-Puducherry-Nagapatinam-Madurai-Tutukudi natural gas pipeline, takes ahead the mission of one nation, one gas grid, with a design capacity of 8 MMS-CMD. This pipeline, which originates from Ramanathapuram, commercializes the gas produced from ONGC gas fields. It ensures continuous affordable fuel and feeds stock for petrochemical and fertilizer industries in the area. Natural gas replaces naphtha, reducing subsidy burden on the government. Large number of farmers will be benefited as they would be supplied with affordable fertilizer. This pipeline shall be connected to Ennore-LNG terminal to transport imported, regasified green-piped natural gas to households, industries and commercial units across southern India. It feeds compressed natural gas to transport sector, creating pollution-free environment. Cauvery Basin refinery shall be constructed by Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited and its partners at Nagapatinam. Once operational, this refinery shall transform Nagapatinam into one of the leading petroleum hubs of the nation. With an estimated cost of Rs. 31,500 crore, this refinery manifests the spirit of Atmanirbharbharat as the technology is indigenously developed by the Indian Oil Research and Development Department. This visionary project will not only maintain steady supply of fuel to the southern part of the country, but also helps in bringing new downstream businesses and industries bettering the socioeconomic levels of the state. The gasoline desulphurization unit at CPCL Manali is now operational. This unit desulphurizes about 0.6 million metric tons per annum of gasoline from FCC unit to produce low-sulphur environment-friendly gasoline. This unit demonstrates government's commitment towards making Tamil Nadu a clean and environmentally friendly state. These projects shall generate lacks of direct and indirect job opportunities, boosting development in the aspirational districts of southern Tamil Nadu. Honorable Prime Minister lays foundation stone at Cauvery Basin refinery Nagapatinam, dedicates Ramanathapuram-Tutukudi natural gas pipeline and gasoline desulphurization unit at CPCL Manali to the nation today. Prosperous Tamil Nadu, Atmanirbharbharat