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An Indian delegation led by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan left for Ashgabat, Turkmenistan to attend the 22nd Steering Committee meeting of the TAPI natural gas pipeline project.
Senior officials of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry for External Affairs, BC Tripathi, Chairman and Managing Director of GAIL and N K Verma, Managing Director of ONGC Videsh are part of the delegation.
The meeting comes after the visit of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Turkmenistan last month which was followed by the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan Baymurat Hojamuhammedov coming to India. Progress of the TAPI (Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan India) natural gas pipeline project was one of the important agenda points at these meetings.
“India remains committed to play its rightful role with responsibility in implementing the over 1,800 km gas pipeline which is expected to deliver natural gas to the tune of 38 million standard cubic metre at India’s western border, thereby enhancing the nation’s energy security,” a statement from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry said.
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