6 more districts to be included under gas pipeline project

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6 more districts to be included under gas pipeline project

Wednesday, 16 January 2019 | PNS | Ranchi

With an aim to woo investors for its 10th round of City Gas Distribution (CGD) bidding, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) held a road show in the State capital on Tuesday. Now six more districts will be included under the 10th round of bidding of the project including West Singhbhum, Koderma, Deoghar, Chatra, Palamu and Seraikela-Kharsawan.

Speaking on the issue at a press meet Executive Director, GAIL (India) Limited, KB Singh said, “Through this bidding 70 per cent of total population and 53 per cent of total area will be covered under it where as 69 per cent of total population of the State and 58 per cent of total area of the State will be covered after the bidding.

The project is already going on in seven district of the State including Ranchi, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Ramgarh, Dhanbad, Giridih, east Singhbhum.”

“India aims to increase the share of natural gas in its primary energy mix to 15 per cent by 2022 from the 6.5 per cent at present. Natural gas, in the form of compressed natural gas, is cheaper by 60 per cent as compared with petrol and 45 per cent with respect to diesel” he added.

Singh said that good news for residents of MECON Colony as they will be first recipients of gas through pipeline system under Urja Ganga Gas Pipeline Project (UGGPP), around 2000 households of the colony will get gas through pipeline system by March 2019 and two CNG centers simultaneously from Ranchi and Jamshedpur will be started from March 2019.

“The project was launched in October 2016 with an aim to provide piped cooking (PNG) gas to residents of eastern region of the country and CNG gas for the vehicles. The project will be helpful as cheaper and environment friendly fuel for the industries like fertiliser and power, refineries, steel plants and other industries such as small and cottage industries,” he added.

Speaking on the occasion as Chief Guest Housing and Urban Development Minister CP Singh said, It is a very important project and if the executing company will get any problem regarding the execution of the project they can contact me at any time I will be present to redress their grievances.”

While replying on the occasion from the State government’s side Industry Secretary K Ravi Kumar said, “Jharkhand is investment friendly State with initiatives like single-window clearance.

The industry department is committed to support CGD entities for clearance and licenses, including land approvals for CNG stations”.

PNGRB, Chairperson DK Sarraf welcomed the guests on the occasion.

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