Lok Sabha Question No. 1502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Incidents of Gas Leakage
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1502 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  February, 2022

## Incidents of Gas Leakage

## 1502.  SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether  incidents  of  harmful  gas  leakage  were  reported  from  various  parts  of  the  country during the last few years and recently also;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years, year/State-wise;
- (c) whether the compensation has been provided by the Government to the victims and if so, the details thereof and the action being taken against the offenders; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in future?

## ANSWER

## पेोिलयमऔराकृितकगैसमंालयमरायमंी ( ीरामेरतेली )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) and (b)A total of 31 incidents of natural gas leakage in Natural Gas Pipeline (NGPL) & City Gas Distribution (CGD) sector and LPG leakage in LPG installations including Auto LPG Dispensing Stations have been reported to Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) during the last three years and upto January, 2022. Details are as under:
- (c) The compensation to the victims are provided by the respective entities and also action is taken against the offenders as per the due process.

| Year                | Number of incidents   | Number of incidents   | Number of incidents   |
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|                     | CGD Network           | NGPL                  | LPG                   |
| 2019                | 9                     | 0                     | 1                     |
| 2020                | 11                    | 1                     | 1                     |
| 2021                | 4                     | 0                     | 1                     |
| 2022 (upto January) | 3                     | 0                     | 0                     |
| Total               | 27                    | 1                     | 3                     |

(d) The major incidents were investigated by the concerned entity through its in-house team or  by  investigation  committee  constituted  by  PNGRB  in  line  with  PNGRB-(Emergency Response and Disaster Management Plan) Regulations. Incident investigation reports including root causes,are then forwarded to the respective entities to take necessary measures to prevent the  recurrence  of  such  incidents.    Periodic  audit/inspections  are  carried  out  by  PNGRB empanelled third party inspection agencies to find lapses/shortcomings with respect to relevant technical regulation and thereafter entities are  advised to comply with the non-conformities to prevent  any  incident.  PNGRB  has  notified  the  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board (Codes  of  Practices  for  Emergency  Response  and  Disaster  Management  Plan  (ERDMP)) Regulations,  2010  providing,  inter-alia,  for  identification  of  probable  emergency  scenarios, mitigation  measures  and  preparedness  of  emergency  plans.  PNGRB  also  conducts  workshops with oil and gas entities to share the learnings from such incidents and to prevent recurrence of similar incidents.