(Odisha Diary)
The vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to bring environment friendly Natural Gas to Eastern India is set to become a reality soon in Odisha, with Hon’ble Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas (Independent Charge) Shri Dharmendra Pradhan to launch the implementation of City Gas Distribution (CGD) project in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack at a function here on March 18, 2017. Natural Gas will be supplied to these cities through the Jagdishpur – Haldia & Bokaro – Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL), popularly known as ‘Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga’.
Households and small industries in these cities can avail Piped Natural Gas (PNG) while vehicles can use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) once the CGD networks become operational. The Hon’ble Minister of State will also inaugurate the city office of GAIL (India) Limited which is implementing JHBDPL as well as the CGD networks. This was announced by GAIL Director (Projects) Dr Ashutosh Karnatak and GAIL Gas Limited CEO Shri P K Pal here today. GAIL Gas is a subsidiary of GAIL engaged in CGD activities.
The GAIL officials also launched four mobile vans which will spread awareness about how natural gas will transform the lives of the people in the cities as it will be supplied directly to domestic kitchens and used in vehicles and for industrial sector as well. The economic, social and environmental benefits of natural gas will be highlighted through these mobile vans.
