Lok Sabha Question No. 417 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Gas Pipeline Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Bhagwanth Khuba, Sukanta Majumdar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 417

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## Gas Pipeline Network

## 417. SHRI BHAGWANTH  KHUBA: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to expand the natural gas pipeline lengths across the country and develop  additional  13,105  km.  gas  pipelines  as  part  of  National  Gas  Grid  and  to  increase  the availability of natural gas across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of States which are having a natural gas pipeline connectivity;
- (c)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  with  the  Government  to  connect  Hyderabad  to  Bidar  pipeline connectivity and if so, the details thereof along with the present status of the same;
- (d)    the  existing  geographical  area  and  population covered under the current City Gas Distribution (CGD) network;
- (e) the status of projects currently underway/pending under the National Gas Grid; and
- (f)  whether the Government is implementing Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project for connecting gas pipeline in Eastern India and if so, the details thereof including length of pipelines completed over the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b) The Government has envisaged to develop the National Gas Grid. At present about 16,788 km natural  gas  pipeline  is  operational  and  about  14,239  km  gas  pipelines  are  being  developed  to increase  the  availability  of  natural  gas  across  the  country.  Details  of  the  ongoing  pipelines  are  at Annexure .

- (c) GAIL  has  informed  that  there  is  no  proposal  under  consideration  of  GAIL  to  connect Hyderabad to Bidar through natural gas pipeline.

(d) With the completion of 10 th CGD Bidding Round, CGD would be accessible in 228 GAs covering  approximately  406  districts  spread  over  27  States  and  UTs  covering  approximately  70 percent of India's population and 53 percent of its geographical area.

(e) About 14,239 km gas pipeline authorized by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) are at various stages of execution viz. pre-project activities/laying/testing/commissioning etc.

(f) PNGRB  has  authorized  GAIL  to  develop  2,655  km  long  Jagadishpur  -Haldia  -BokaroDhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL) project and approximately 750 km long Barauni - Guwahati pipeline as its integral part which will connect North East region with the National Gas Grid. Under this 981.5 km pipeline has been lowered at present.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 417 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019 REGARDING GAS PIPELINE NETWORK

Details of ongoing/approved Natural Gas Pipeline in the country

| S. No.   | Name of Pipeline                                                         | Name of Entity                   | Length (Kms.)   | State through which it passes                                                       |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra                                        | GAIL                             | 2,655           | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha                             |
| 2        | Barauni - Guwahati                                                       | GAIL                             | 750             | Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim& Assam                                                   |
| 3        | Kochi-Koottanad- Bangalore- Mangalore(Ph-II)                             | GAIL (India) Limited             | 879             | Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka                                                    |
| 4        | Bhatinda - Jammu - Srinagar                                              | GSPL India Gasnet Limited        | 725             | Punjab, Jammu& Kashmir                                                              |
| 5        | Mehsana - Bhatinda                                                       | GSPL India Gasnet Limited        | 2,052           | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab                                              |
| 6        | Mallavaram - Bhopal - Bhilwara via Vijaipur                              | GSPL India Transco Limited       | 2,042           | Andhra Pradesh, Telanagana, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan  |
| 7        | Kakinada - Vizag - Srikakulam                                            | AP Gas Distribution Corporation  | 391             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                      |
| 8        | Nellore-Vizag- Kakinada                                                  | IMC Ltd                          | 525             | Andhra Pradesh                                                                      |
| 9        | Ennore - Nellore                                                         | Gas Transmission India Pvt. Ltd. | 430             | Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu                                                       |
| 10       | Ennore-Thiruvallur- Bengluru- Puducherry- Nagapatinam- Madurai-Tuticorin | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.      | 1,385           | Tamil Nadu and Karnataka                                                            |
| 11       | Jaigarh-Mangalore                                                        | H-Energy Pvt. Ltd.               | 749             | Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka                                                      |
| 12.      | North East Region (NER) Gas Grid                                         | Indradhanush Gas Grid Ltd.       | 1,656           | Assam, Sikkim, Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya |
| Total    | Total                                                                    | Total                            | 14,239          |                                                                                     |

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