February 7th, 2021, PIB:- Download PDF Here
Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project
Context:
The PM dedicated to the nation the 348 km Dobhi – Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline section, which is part of the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project.
About the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project:
- It is a gas pipeline project that aims to provide cooking gas to people.
- It was launched in 2016 in Varanasi and later extended to people in the states of Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand.
- The government is taking the initiative to connect the eastern states with the national gas grid.
- The total length of the pipeline under the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project is approximately 3,384 km, out of which 766 km of pipeline is in Odisha state and the balance 2,618 km is in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Assam.
- The project will not just supply CNG to automobiles and cooking gas to household kitchens in cities along the route, but also to industries to meet their feedstock or fuel requirement.
- The project is being implemented by GAIL.
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