Lok Sabha Question No. 1553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Gas Pipeline Network
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1553 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.07.2019

Gas Pipeline Network

## 1553.   SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Government is working on any scheme to supply gas through pipeline in all cities of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of gas pipeline projects proposed in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether there is a proposal of gas pipeline projects in Jagdishpur - Haldia - Paradip in the country  and  also  in  Rajasthan  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  when  the  said projects are likely to be started and the reason for delay in execution of the said projects;
- (d)  the  names  of  cities  and  industries  which  are  likely  to  be  supplied  gas  through  pipeline under the said project in Jharkhand, Bihar and Rajasthan; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

## ANSWER

## 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 the Geographical Areas (GAs) for the development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network depending on the natural  gas  pipeline  connectivity/natural  gas  availability  and  techno-commercial  viability. With the completion of 10 th CGD Bidding Round in this year, the coverage of CGD network has been extended to 228 GAs, covering 406 districts spread over 27 States/Union Territories (UTs) in the country.

## (b) Details  of  ongoing/approved  Natural  Gas  Pipeline  in  the  country  are  at Annexure .

(c) to (e) GAIL is executing  Jagdishpur  -Haldia  -Bokaro-Dhamra  natural  gas  pipeline (JHBDPL) which is being constructed as per schedule and as per the current progress, there is no  delay.  This  pipeline  will  pass  through  the  states  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand, Odisha  and  West  Bengal.    This  pipeline  enables  the  gas  supply  en-route  to  the  GAs authorized  by  PNGRB  in  9 th &  10 th CGD bidding  rounds  including  following  GAs  in  the states of Bihar and Jharkhand:

| Bihar            | Aurangabad, Kaimur & Rohtas Districts, Begusarai District, Gaya & Nalanda Districts,Araria, Purnia, Katihar and Kishanganj Districts, Arwal, Jehanabad, Bhojpur and Buxar Districts, Khagaria, Saharsa and Madhepura Districts, Lakhisarai, Munger and Bhagalpur Districts, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Saran and Samastipur Districts, Patna District   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bihar& Jharkhand | Nawada and Koderma Districts, Sheikhpura, Jamui and Deoghar Districts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Jharkhand        | Bokaro, Hazaribagh & Ramgarh Districts, Giridih & Dhanbad Districts, Chatra and Palamu Districts, Seraikela-Kharsawan District, West Singhbhum District, East Singhbhum District, Ranchi District                                                                                                                                                   |

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.

JHBDPL does not pass through the state of Rajasthan.   The approved/ongoing natural gas pipelines passing through Rajasthan are mentioned at serial number 5 & 6 in Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1553 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.07.2019 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          |                                                                                     |