MP Kota Srinivas Poojary pulls up Adani Total Gas for delay in commissioning PNG supply line to Udupi district, tells company to complete project by June

Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Member of Parliament Kota Srinivasa Poojary connected May 13 directed Adani Total Gas Limited (ATGL) to committee the task providing piped earthy state (PNG) to households successful Udupi district, successful Karnataka, by June.

Chairing a reappraisal gathering connected PNG for homes and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for vehicles astatine Rajatadri, the territory bureau analyzable successful Manipal, Mr. Poojary expressed displeasure implicit the abnormal hold successful commissioning the PNG strategy successful the district, which has been going connected for the past 1 decade

The MP noted that portion abut 35,000 households necessitate PNG successful municipality section bodies’ limits successful the district, the bureau has completed pipeline lone for astir 1,500 houses. “Progress of enactment is highly insufficient,” helium said. He instructed ATGL representatives to disseminate accusation astir applying online for PNG transportation done banners, pamphlets and societal media.

CNG proviso inadequate

Mr. Poojary expressed displeasure implicit the inadequate proviso of CNG successful the territory and said vehicles, peculiarly autorickshaws and taxis, enactment up successful beforehand of CNG dispensing stations for hours unneurotic to get the fuel. He told officials to authorisation 4 much jumbo vehicles and 10 CNG cascades to the territory to bring CNG from Mangaluru.

Besides 11 functional CNG stations, helium has written to the Union Petroleum Ministry to authorisation 1 presumption each astatine Muniyal and Yermal.

Officials of Gail Gas Limited (GGL), which manages the Kochi-Mangaluru CNG pipeline and has a parent presumption successful Mangaluru, informed that the parent presumption of ATGL astatine Panambur volition beryllium completed by May-end. After support from the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO), the Mangaluru-Udupi enactment would beryllium charged, paving the mode for proviso of piped earthy state to Udupi district.

Deputy Commissioner T. K. Swaroopa told ATGL officials to guarantee deployment of capable fig of technicians astatine CNG stations to resoluteness complaints. There was a shortage of specified personnel, she said.

Deputy Director Food and Civil Supplies Department Ravindra was among those who attended the meeting.