Rourkela got its first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station, here on Sunday, as Union Tribal Affair Minister Jual Oram having inaugurated the station in presence of GAIL officials.
The CNG station is located at Chhend area of the city. Oram went for a ride in a CNG driven auto-rickshaw, filled up the first auto-rickshaw with the fuel and interacted with auto-rickshaw drivers.
"I am happy that the city of Rourkela has got its first CNG station and I expect that the public transport system of the city will soon convert into CNG and thereby reduce the pollution of the city," Oram said.
The GAIL Gas Limited has got the permission to supply CNG and piped domestic gas in Sundargarh and Jharsuguda district. The project will cover 12130.70 sq km area and will include 22 charge areas.