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A great news for us. Now Bangalore is going to get CNG terminal from Monday. Hope we can see CNG threads will be bumped up and will be active soon as some of our Bangalore members will be interested to get CNG kit fitted in their cars.
Gas pipeline reaches Bangalore; CNG terminals planned - The New Indian Express
If they open more pumps, I will go for CNG kit, as I'm 90% driving inside city.
Gas pipeline reaches Bangalore; CNG terminals planned - The New Indian Express
In what may well be a respite for a city suffering from rising levels of pollution, compressed natural gas (CNG) supply to the city began on Monday with the commissioning of the Dhabol-Bangalore Gas pipeline by the Gas Authority of India Ltd.
The project, envisaged in 2010, was completed in a record time of 32 months in which 1,000 km of pipeline was laid through three states and the Western Ghats.
At the inaugural function on Monday, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily said, “This is a gamechanger. Bangalore can once again dream of becoming a Garden City with pollution becoming a thing of the past.”
The supply of gas was started on Monday with city-based Toyota Kirloskar being the first customer of GAIL. However, it will take some more time before supply to houses can be started as an additional pipeline network needs to be set up. “It is upto the local bodies to provide internal lines. We can supply gas to the whole city and also to the suburban areas surrounding Bangalore,” Moily added, stating that he would call a meeting of governments of all southern states to drive home the importance of adopting CNG.
Reacting to a request by chief secretary S V Ranganath asking for support in terms of equity from his ministry for setting up CNG terminals in the city, Moily said he would ensure the funds were available and asked GAIL to go ahead with starting CNG bunks in the city.
“There is a potential for at least four terminals (bunks). I am authorising GAIL to start atleast one CNG terminal in the city within a month or two. We will give additional equity support,” the Minister said.
The project, envisaged in 2010, was completed in a record time of 32 months in which 1,000 km of pipeline was laid through three states and the Western Ghats.
At the inaugural function on Monday, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas M Veerappa Moily said, “This is a gamechanger. Bangalore can once again dream of becoming a Garden City with pollution becoming a thing of the past.”
The supply of gas was started on Monday with city-based Toyota Kirloskar being the first customer of GAIL. However, it will take some more time before supply to houses can be started as an additional pipeline network needs to be set up. “It is upto the local bodies to provide internal lines. We can supply gas to the whole city and also to the suburban areas surrounding Bangalore,” Moily added, stating that he would call a meeting of governments of all southern states to drive home the importance of adopting CNG.
Reacting to a request by chief secretary S V Ranganath asking for support in terms of equity from his ministry for setting up CNG terminals in the city, Moily said he would ensure the funds were available and asked GAIL to go ahead with starting CNG bunks in the city.
“There is a potential for at least four terminals (bunks). I am authorising GAIL to start atleast one CNG terminal in the city within a month or two. We will give additional equity support,” the Minister said.