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Gas pipeline project progressing rapidly

Firoz Rozindar

The scheme is estimated to cost Rs. 4,500 crore

Pipeline will bring natural gas from Dabhol in Maharashtra to Bangalore
There is no need to acquire land for constructing pipeline: GAIL

FOR FUTURE USE:The pipes for the project are stored at G.R. village, near Chitradurga.

Chitradurga: The Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline project undertaken by GAIL is progressing rapidly in various districts, including Chitradurga.

The project, which is estimated to cost Rs. 4,500 crore, aims at bringing 16 million metric standard cubic metres per day (MMSCMPD) of natural gas from Dabhol in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra to Bidadi in Ramanagaram district.

“The natural gas will be shipped from countries such as Oman to Dabhol and, from there, it will be transmitted to Bangalore through an underground pipeline, covering nearly 850 kilometres,” an official of GAIL said.

The pipeline will pass through the districts of Belgaum, Gadag, Hubli, Davangere, Chitradurga and Tumkur, besides Goa, and Kolhapur in Maharashtra.

Referring to the work here, he said the pipes were being brought and placed near G.R. village, about 3 km from here.

“In Chitradurga district, about 8,000 pipes will be used for covering 85 kilometres.

The pipeline will be about 5 feet under the ground and it will pass through 13 villages in Chitradurga and 22 villages in Hiriyur taluks, before heading towards Tumkur district,” he said.

No acquisition

To a question, he said there was no need to acquire any land for the pipeline since it was being constructed underground.

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