Lok Sabha Question No. 4779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Jagdishpur-Haldia-Paradeep Gas Pipeline Project
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4779 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## Jagdishpur-Haldia-Paradeep Gas Pipeline Project

†4779. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is proposing any scheme to supply gas through pipelines in all cities of the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the State-wise details of gas line projects proposed in the country;
- (c) whether Jagdishpur-Haldia-Paradeep gas pipe line project is proposed, if so, the time by which the work is likely to be started on the said project;
- (d) the reasons for the delay in the said project; and
- (e) the names of the industries of Jharkhand and Bihar to which gas is likely to be supplied under the said project?

## ANSWER पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ( MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is the authority to grant authorization to the entities for the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in Geographical Areas (GAs) as per PNGRB Act, 2006.  PNGRB identifies GAs for authorizing the  development  of  CGD  network  in  synchronization  with  the  development  of  natural  gas pipeline connectivity and natural gas availability. Providing PNG (domestic) connections and establishment  of  CNG  Stations  is  a  part  of  development  of  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD) Network by an authorized entity. So far PNGRB has authorized 230 GAs for development of CGD  network  across  country  up  to  10th  CGD  Bidding  Round  covering  more  than  400 districts in the country in 27 States/UTs which covers around 71% of India's population and 53 % of area.

(b) Details of partly commissioned and under construction Natural Gas Pipeline in the country are at Annexure.

(c) to (e) Government has taken a decision to provide capital grant of Rs.5176 crore (i.e. 40%  of  the  estimated  capital  cost  of  Rs.12,940  Crore)  to  GAIL  for  development  of Jagdishpur-Haldia/Bokaro-Dhamra  Gas  Pipeline  (JHBDPL)  project. This pipeline will transport  Natural  Gas  to  the  industrial,  commercial,  domestic  and  transport  sectors  in  the States  of  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Odisha,  West  Bengal  and  Uttar  Pradesh.    Section-I  of  the JHBDPL Project has been completed. Project activities of the other sections of the JHBDPL project are at various stages of execution. It has been informed that there are issues relating to Right  of  Use  (RoU)  acquisition  and  obtaining  forest  clearance  in  certain  section  of  the project.

This pipeline enables availability of eco-friendly cooking fuel/transportation fuel in the form of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and also to provide natural gas  to  industrial/commercial  consumers  in  the  region.  Major  industries  in  the  state  of Jharkhand and Bihar which are likely to get gas through JHBDPL are Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited, Sindri; Steel Authority of India Limited, Bokaro; Central Coalfield Limited, Ranchi; Jindal Steel & Power, Ranchi; Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation  Limited (HFCL), Barauni;  Indian  Oil  Corporation  Limited,  Barauni  and  City  Gas  Distribution  en-route  of JHBDPL.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4779  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  23.03.2020  JAGDISHPUR-HALDIAPARADEEP GAS PIPELINE PROJECT

## Details of Partly Commissioned Natural Gas Pipelines in the country

|   S. No. | Name of Pipelines                                                                       | States from which Pipeline passes                           |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Chhainsa-Jhajjar-Hissar                                                                 | Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan                                  |
|        2 | Dadri-Bawana-Nangal                                                                     | Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi          |
|        3 | Kochi-Koottanad-Bangalore- Mangalore                                                    | Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, UT of Puducherry             |
|        4 | Mehsana - Bhatinda                                                                      | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab                         |
|        5 | Bhatinda - Jammu - Srinagar                                                             | Punjab, Jammu& Kashmir                                      |
|        6 | Mallavaram - Bhopal - Bhilwara - Vijaipur                                               | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan        |
|        7 | Dabhol-Bangalore                                                                        | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa                                 |
|        8 | Ennore-Thiruvallur-Bengluru- Puducherry-Nagapatinam- Madurai-Tuticorin                  | Tamilnadu, Karnataka                                        |
|        9 | Jagdishpur Haldia Bokaro Dhamra- Dhamra-Paradip- Barauni-Guwahati (JHBDPL, DPPL & BGPL) | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam |

## Under construction Natural Gas Pipelines in the country

|   S. No. | Name of Pipelines                    | States from which Pipeline passes                                                |
|----------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Kakinada - Vizag - Srikakulam        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   |
|        2 | Jaigarh- Mangalore                   | Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka                                                      |
|        3 | Kakinada-Vijaywada-Nellore           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   |
|        4 | North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid | Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya &Sikkim |
|        5 | Kanai Chhata - Shrirampur            | West Bengal                                                                      |
|        6 | Srikakulam-Angul                     | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha                                                           |

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