Bhubaneswar, Cuttack to get 25 CNG stations

GAIL (India) Ltd will be setting up 25 CNG stations in the twin cities of Bhubaneswat and Cuttack to promote the use of the clean fuel, a top official said today.

Announcing this at a press meet here, GAIL Director (Projects) Ashutosh Karnatak said the company is implementing the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga (PMUG) project and also the City Gas Distribution (CGD) projects in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.

Karnatak, however, did not specify as to when the rollout of the 25 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations will be completed.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will inaugurate CNG stations in Chandrasekharpur and Patia here tomorrow. Two more stations are being constructed in Khandagiri and Tamando.
 

"Over the coming years, 25 CNG stations will be commissioned in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to supply CNG to vehicles," Karnatak said.

In addition, GAIL will sign term-sheets with industrial customers for supply of natural gas and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for skill development of local youth in the presence of the Union Petroleum and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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 2,655 kilometre long Jagdishpur

Haldia & Bokaro Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL), popularly known as the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga, Karnatak said.

The petroleum minister will also lay the foundation stones for new Dhamra - Angul 36 inch main line and Bhubaneshwar Cuttack Paradip 12 inch spur line on December 17, 2017 which are part of this pipeline project, he said.

The Petroleum Minister will also launch of CNG-run scooters in the city. Earlier, these were available only in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune.

The overall capital expenditure for Bhubaneswar and Cuttack CGD projects will be Rs 1,700 crore, of which Rs 400 crore will be spent in next 3 to 5 years.