Keen to set up gas grid: Govt
6 Aug 2014 5:31 AM IST
Keen to set up a ‘gas grid’ in the country, government is working on the Jagdishpur-Haldia gas pipeline and termed it as the first ever gas corridor in the Hindi heartland.
It said once the pipeline is completed, it will not only help fertiliser plants but will also provide fuel to steel mills. Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar told the Lok Sabha that the proposed pipeline will help fertiliser plants in Gorakhpur (UP), Sindhri (Jharkhand), Barauni (Bihar), Durgapur and Haldia (both West Bengal).
He said the Budget speech of the Finance Minister also has a reference to the ‘gas grid’ and it is an important vision of the Modi government.
Responding to supplementaries on sick and shut fertiliser plants, he said efforts are on to ensure that the shut plants are restarted.
It said once the pipeline is completed, it will not only help fertiliser plants but will also provide fuel to steel mills. Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar told the Lok Sabha that the proposed pipeline will help fertiliser plants in Gorakhpur (UP), Sindhri (Jharkhand), Barauni (Bihar), Durgapur and Haldia (both West Bengal).
He said the Budget speech of the Finance Minister also has a reference to the ‘gas grid’ and it is an important vision of the Modi government.
Responding to supplementaries on sick and shut fertiliser plants, he said efforts are on to ensure that the shut plants are restarted.
Next Story
