The construction of one CNG station and two PNG DR stations will start soon in Ranchi Smart City area under construction in Dhurwa. General Manager (Technical), Ranchi Smart City Corporation, Rakesh Nandkyoliar gave the provisional allotment letters of three plots in the Smart City area to the DGM (CGD), GAIL India Limited, BP Toppo on Thursday for the construction of these three stations.
The CNG stations for compressed natural gas and two PNG district regulating stations for domestic supply of piped natural gas will be constructed by the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL).
On this occasion, Nandkyoliyar congratulated the DGM, GAIL and expressed hope that the construction of CNG station and DRS will be done at an accelerated pace. He said that after the construction of these stations, people living in Ranchi Smart City area would not only get the benefit of it, but the nearby consumers would also be benefited through the project.
GAIL India Limited will pay the cost of the land at the rate of reserve price in lieu of this land. Its decision has been taken by the state-level high-powered high level committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand.
Speaking on the occasion Topo said that it will be our endeavor that within a year, the CNG station and district regulating station should be ready. “From here we will be able to supply gas to domestic, commercial and industrial sectors. Commercial and private vehicles will be able to get CNG from the CNG station,” he added.
Toppo also said that not only the Smart City, the entire Hatia, Dhurwa and HEC area will be supplied with pipeline PNG project to the households of citizens from these DR stations. That is why plots have been identified in three different areas in Smart City, from here domestic connection of more than 60 thousand households will be connected from the projects, he added.
While providing the provisional allotment, on behalf of Ranchi Smart City, along with the General Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Jyoti Pushp, Company Secretary, Bipin Bihari Sah, Project Manager (Construction), Madangopal Choudhary, Public Relations Officer Amit Kumar and others were present.