GAIL (India) Ltd has placed an order for ₹ 440 crore for the laying of 350 kilometre of pipeline from Vijaipur (Madhya Pradesh) to Auraiya (Uttar Pradesh).
A company statement said that this is a part of the spurline of 665 km from Vijaipur to Phulpur (in Uttar Pradesh) to the existing upgradation pipeline system.
The pipeline laying contract for a 315 km stretch from Auraiya to Phulpur was earlier awarded during November 2016.
The Vijaipur to Phulpur pipeline will provide the gas feed to the ongoing 2,655-km long Jagdispur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra pipeline (JHBDPL) project of GAIL, also known as the ‘Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga’ project.
The Chairman and Managing Director of GAIL (India), B C Tripathi, said, “GAIL has awarded contracts worth Rs 5,400 crore in the current fiscal year which include Rs 3,500 crore for procurement of pipeline and Rs 1,900 crore for laying of pipes.”
“GAIL has awarded contracts worth Rs 7,500 crore till date for ongoing pipeline projects of around 4,000 km in south and eastern India. The two major ongoing projects that is, Kochi-Kottanad-Mangalore project in Kerala and Karnataka state and JGBDPL projects are progressing well,” he added.
Tripathi further added that all of GAIL’s Group companies have made detailed plans for the expansion of city gas infrastructure in coming years.
He said: “The boards of respective companies have approved a capital expenditure of Rs 3,500 crore for financial year 2018-2019. The outlay will be increased after PNGRB’s IX & X bidding round for 142 new cities.”