Dabhol - Bengaluru Gas Pipeline Commissioned Recently
The Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Smt. Panabaaka Lakshmi informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that the pipeline project between Dabhol and Bengaluru has been commissioned on 18.02.2013. As per M/s GAIL Gas Limited, 22,306 households could be provided with PNG connections in Bengaluru in the first year of operation. This would increase every year and is expected to reach 12, 92,174 after 9 years.
The Minister further stated that starting from Dabhol the pipeline is laid in Western Ghat region up to Chainage 110 Km and crosses the ghat region in Ratnagiri and Kolhapur districts. As per information provided by PNGRB, Dabhol-Bengaluru natural gas pipeline passes through the districts of Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Belgaum, Dharwad, Gadag, Bellary, Davangere, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Benguluru, Ramnagar, North Goa & South Goa.
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