Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said the Cabinet has approved tripling the capacity of Assam's Numaligarh Refinery from 3 MMTPA to 9 MMTPA at a cost of ₹22,594 crore. This also includes setting up an oil pipeline from Paradip to Numaligarh and product pipeline from Numaligarh to Siliguri. The project aims to meet demand for petroleum products in Northeast India.