Eastern India welcomes CNG stations

New Delhi: Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated eastern India’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for scooters in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.

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Pradhan inaugurated two CNG stations for scooters and three-wheelers at Chandrasekhar Pur and Patia area in Bhubaneswar. The minister also launched CNG-run scooters. The CNG stations were part of GAIL’s Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga and City Gas Distribution (CGD) projects in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.

“The Centre will invest Rs 5,000 crore for pipeline project. From these Rs 5,000 crore, Rs 2,000 crore is estimated to be invested for development of human resources. In the first phase Rs 1,700 crore will be invested for Compressed Gas Distribution (CGD) 100-100 km Pipeline in Cuttack- Bhubaneswar,” Pradhan said.

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Initially, natural gas will reach Bhubaneswar in special containers called “cascades” which will be transported by road from Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh. Later, Natural Gas will be supplied through the 2,655km long Jagdishpur–Haldia & Bokaro–Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL), popularly known as the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga. (ANI)

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