Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) member S. Rath said that the plans are afoot to connect the northeastern states with a gas pipeline.
In the sixth roadshow for the 9th city gas distribution bidding round in Guwahati, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) member S. Rath said that all northeastern states will soon be connected with a gas pipeline. This project will be executed by a consortium of Indian Oil Corporation, Oil India Limited, Numaligarh Refinery Limited and GAIL. This will be a Rs 6,000 crore project and a 1,500 km pipeline will be operational by 2023.
He further shared about other projects too. Rath said that Assam will be connected with Barauni in Bihar by 721-km gas pipeline by 2021. By Urja Ganga project, worth of 3,000 crores, the Haldia-Paradip-Barauni pipeline will connect Guwahati. This project will be executed by GAIL.

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