Union Petroleum Ministry’s Joint Secretary Ashish Chatterjee has assured that the work on gas pipeline under Jagdispur-Haldia ‘Urja Ganga’ project will start from July. He said this in his formal meeting with Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday.
Rs 2,500 crore is being invested in gas pipeline project in Jharkhand where 260 km area in Dobhi to Durgapur section will fall. The project is targeted to be completed in June 2019.
City gas distribution work for Ranchi and Jamshedpur will be completed during this
period in the first phase along with Bokaro-Dhamra gas pipeline.
“After its completion, there will be two sources of gas availability. Overall 560 km pipeline is being laid in the State. In the second phase, other cities will be considered. PNG and CNG will be provided through city gas.”
The Chief Minister on the occasion said that the Government would extend full support to the gas project. “After its completion, India will take a long leap in clean energy area. Moreover, it is cheap also,” said the CM.
Secretary to CM Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Industry Director K Ravi Kumar and others were present in the meeting.