lPG cylinders given the heave-ho as New Delhi gets PNG after Dwarka
lPG cylinders in households in the posh New Delhi area are soon going to be a thing of the past. After Dwarka, now the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to replace the traditional gas cylinders with piped gas connection in its area.
“Piped Natural Gas (PNG) has been laid in our staff quarters. We are working according to Indraprastha Gas limited (IGl) and work is in progress. The focus is now on VIP houses,” said a senior NDMC official. The matter is also being strongly taken up by Meenakshi lekhi, MP from New Delhi.
“The use of gas cylinders should be minimised so that customers can get lPG without any difficulty and concerns. Sahi Gas, Sahi Daam!! is our motto,” said lekhi. On this, she also recently had a meeting with Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to discuss various issues regarding gas pipeline. Besides, it was decided that the New Delhi constituency would completely switch over to pipeline-based gas. “There are number of places where the gas pipeline have not reached, not been charged and work is delayed due to the onset of the monsoon. The Minister has assured that his Ministry and IGl would take up steps to ensure that households falling in New Delhi constituency get gas connection immediately without further delay,” she added.
“A report has been also received by the MP which shows the gas pipelines already charged, work in progress and plan after the monsoons are over. For any issues, IGl officials can be contacted or the office of lekhi can be contacted,” said an official from lekhi’s office.
Following the line of the NDMC, now even the South Municipal Corporation and North Municipal Corporation have taken up the project and are quickly working towards a time-bound completion of the same.