Gail plans Rs 500 crore bond issue

 The company is also planning to raise around Rs 500 crore from domestic lenders and Rs 450 crore ($100 million) in foreign currency loans during the current financial year for funding projects such as the Dahej-Vaijapur natural gas pipeline, the Vizag-Secunderabad LPG pipeline and city gas projects in Agra, Faridabad, Kanpur and Pune, top company executives said.