Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav approved the country's largest ethane cracker project to be set up by GAIL (India) Limited in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav hoped that local employment will be created and industrialization will get a boost. Chief Minister Dr. Yadav directed the concerning authorities to allot the land required for the project. It is noteworthy that this project involving an investment of about Rs 60,000 crore will be the country's largest ethane cracker project. A green field petrochemical complex is also proposed in this project. Under this, petrochemicals like LLDPE, HDPE, MEG and propylene will be produced. Through this project, 15,000 people will get employment during the construction period and about 5,600 people will get employment during the operation period.