Gas Authority of India limited (GAIl) has awarded laying contract for 520-km pipeline connectivity from Dobhi (in Bihar) to Durgapur (in West Bengal) including 120-km line to Jamshedpur (in Jharkhand). With these awards, major contracts for Phase - II of the Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline (JHBDPl) project, have been finalised.
The prestigious 2655-km long JHBDPl project, also known as the ‘Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga’ (PMUG) project will pass through the state of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. It will usher industrial development in east India by supplying environmentally clean Natural Gas to Fertilizer & Power plant, Refineries, Steel plants and other Industries.
BC Tripathi, CMD, GAIl said, “The project activities of Phase-I is under advanced stage of construction which will supply gas to Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Patna & Barauni. Though certain hindrances are being encountered in RoU opening, GAIl is putting all out efforts to overcome the hindrances and complete the Phase-I before the scheduled completion of December 2018. With the award for pipeline to Durgapur and Jamshedpur, GAIl till date has already awarded contractsover Rs 6,000 crore covering phase I & II of the project.”