GAIL India on 18 February 2013 commissioned a
pipeline carrying gas from Dabhol LNG terminal at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra to
Bengaluru. The Rs 4,500 crore
Dabhol-Bengaluru pipeline can carry 16 million standard cu mtrs of gas per day
and the 73 km laid in the city will help initiate CNG supplies to automobiles
as well as piped cooking gas to households. The 1,000-km gas pipeline will help
industries in Belgaum, Dharwad, Gadag, Bellary, Davanagere, Chitradurga,
Tumkur, Ramanagaram and Bangalore that have been burdened by costly and
polluting liquid fuels such as naphtha and diesel.
GAIL India Ltd : GAIL Bhawan, 16, Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi 110066. www.gailonline.com