Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: CNG/PNG Facility in Bihar
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. *100 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  February, 2021 CNG/PNG Facility in Bihar

## *100. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  the  use  of  CNG/PNG  in  order  to  control pollution in Bihar and if so, the names of the districts in Bihar provided with such facility of CNG/PNG till date including  the  names  of  districts  proposed  to  be  provided  with  CNG/PNG facility;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  CNG/  PNG  facility/centre  in  the  Gopalganj district of Bihar and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether there is any CNG/PNG project launched or proposed to be launched for Gopalganj district of Bihar including any prospective project to be implemented in adjacent districts, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER पेोलयम और ाक ृतक गैस मंी ( ी धम धान )

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

- (a) to (c) :  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *100 ASKED BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN, MP TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th FEBRUARY, 2021.

- (a)Yes.  Government  proposes  to  promote  the  use  of  Compressed  Natural  Gas  (CNG)/Piped Natural  Gas  (PNG)  in  Bihar.  Following  GAs/  Districts  have  been  covered  under  City  Gas Distribution (CGD) network in the state of Bihar:
- (b)  Gopalganj district has not  yet been authorized for development of CGD network. PNGRB identifies  GAs  for  authorizing  the  development  of  CGD  network  in  synchronization  with  the development of natural gas pipeline connectivity, natural gas availability and techno-commercial viability.
- (c) Saran district is adjacent to Gopalganj district in the state of Bihar, which has been covered under CGD network of Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Saran and Samastipur Districts GA.

|   Sl. No. | State               | Name of Geographical Area (GA)/District               |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Bihar               | Patna District                                        |
|         2 | Bihar               | Aurangabad, Kaimur&Rohtas Districts                   |
|         3 | Bihar               | Begusarai District                                    |
|         4 | Bihar               | Gaya &Nalanda Districts                               |
|         5 | Bihar               | Araria, Purnia, Katihar and Kishanganj Districts      |
|         6 | Bihar               | Arwal, Jehanabad, Bhojpur and Buxar Districts         |
|         7 | Bihar               | Khagaria, Saharsa and Madhepura Districts             |
|         8 | Bihar               | Lakhisarai, Munger and Bhagalpur Districts            |
|         9 | Bihar               | Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Saran and Samastipur Districts |
|        10 | Bihar and Jharkhand | Nawada and koderma Districts                          |
|        11 | Bihar and Jharkhand | Sheikhpur, Jamui and Deoghar Districts                |

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