Gas transmission major GAIL on Sunday launched the ₹6,283-crore Bengaluru City Gas Distribution (CGD) project.
The project is expected to cover 4,395 sq km in urban and rural Bengaluru, broadly covering eight sectors — Nelamangala, Dod Ballapur, Devanahalli, Hosakote, Bengaluru East, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru South and Anekal.
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, speaking after inaugurating the CGD said: “The project will provide economical, environment-friendly, uninterrupted, safe and convenient energy to 106.12 lakh residents of Bengaluru by supplying Piped Natural Gas (PNG) to households, industries and commercial units.
“This will significantly add to people’s convenience as there will be no hassles of booking, advance payment, storage, handling of heavy-weight cylinders and monitoring of cylinder delivery. Billing will be done once in two months based on consumption,” he added.
As part of the project, about 60 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations are to be set up. The project will provide cheaper fuel for the transport sector and also facilitate a healthy lifestyle by creating a pollution-free environment.
During the event, GAIL also launched a mobile app to provide a one-stop platform for customers to view/pay PNG bills, locate CNG stations, know about the benefits of CNG/PNG and get emergency instructions.
Pradhan said that so far, 66 kms of steel and 452 kms of MDPE pipeline has already been laid in the city.