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Lok Sabha
The Government of India has taken up modernization of Ordnance Depots in a phased manner. Preparation of Detailed Project Reports in respect of Central Ordnance Depot, Agra and Central Ordnance Depot, Jabalpur was entrusted to M/s Metallurgical and Engineering Consultants (India) Limited (MECON), a Government of India Enterprise. The Detailed Project Reports have now been completed by MECON and submitted to the Government for approval. The modernization of COD Kanpur, involving an approved expenditure of Rs. 187 crores, is at an advanced stage of completion. Definite time frame, by which project reports of the remaining Ordnance Depots are likely to be finalized and taken up for modernization, cannot be given.
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee in a written reply to Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy and Shri Kishanbhai V Patel in Lok Sabha today.
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