Lok Sabha Question No. 13 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Natural Gas Pipeline
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 13 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## Natural Gas Pipeline

## 13. SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS 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) the existing geographical area and population covered under the current City Gas Distribution network;
- (d) the status of projects currently underway/pending under the National Gas Grid; and
- (e) whether the Government is implementing PradhanMantriUrja 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

## पेोिलयमऔराकृितकगैसमंालयमरायमंी ( ीरामेरतेली )

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

(a)  and  (d)  As  on  31.03.2021,  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB)  has authorized approximately 33,764 Km Natural Gas Pipeline Network across the country with the aim to create a national gas grid and increase the availability of natural gas across the country. The authorized Natural Gas pipeline entity is allowed to lay spurlines as per the provision of the regulations.  Accordingly,  19,998  km  of  Natural  Gas  pipeline  (including  sub-transmission pipeline & tie in connectivity pipeline) are operational and 15,369 km are under various stages of construction. The existing and upcoming pipelines will form a basic National Gas Grid in the country.  However,  expansion  of  pipeline  infrastructure  is  a  continuous  effort  based  on  gas demand  assessment  of  various  regions.  Details  of  under  construction  pipeline  and  partially commissioned pipeline are at Annexure-I (b)  The  States  having  natural  gas  connectivity  are  Andhra  Pradesh,  Assam,  Bihar,  Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya  Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. (c)   So far 232 GAs have been authorized for development of CGD network across country up to 10th CGD Bidding Round covering more than 400 districts in the country in 27 States/Union Territories (UTs), which covers around 71% of India's population and 53% of its area. (e)    Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB)  has  authorized  3,546  Km  long Guwahati (BGPL) and spur line to Dhamra-Haldia (DHPL) as part of PradhanMantriUrja Ganga to GAIL (India) Limited to connect eastern parts of the country. Approx, 1109 km of pipeline

Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL) with extension of Baraunicompleted over the last three years.

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  and  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 13 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021 ON 'NATURAL GAS PIPELINE'

## A)  Under Construction

|   S. No. | Name of Natural Gas Pipelines            | Name of Authorized Entity   | Target date of Completion         | States from which Pipeline passes                                                 |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Kakinada - Vizag - Srikakulam            | APGDC                       | KVPL: June, 2021 VSPL: June, 2022 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                    |
|        2 | Jaigarh- Mangalore                       | HEPL                        | March, 2021                       | Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka                                                       |
|        3 | Kakinada-Vijayawada- Nellore             | IMC                         | Feb, 2021                         | Andhra Pradesh                                                                    |
|        4 | North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid     | IGGL                        | Nov, 2023                         | Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya & Sikkim |
|        5 | Kanai Chhata - Shrirampur                | HPPL                        | July, 2022                        | West Bengal                                                                       |
|        6 | Srikakulam-Angul                         | GAIL                        | July, 2022                        | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha                                                            |
|        7 | Mumbai-Nagpur- Jharsuguda                | GAIL                        | May, 2023                         | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha                              |
|        8 | Dwecha, Jalore - HRRL Refinery Spur line | GIGL                        | Sept, 2022                        | Rajasthan                                                                         |

## B) Partially Commissioned

|   S. No. | Name of Natural Gas Pipelines   | Entity   | Target date of Completion   | States from which Pipeline passes                  |
|----------|---------------------------------|----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Chainsa-Jhajjar-Hissar          | GAIL     | May, 2021                   | Haryana, Rajasthan                                 |
|        2 | Dadri-Bawana-Nangal             | GAIL     | April, 2021                 | Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi |
|        3 | Mehsana - Bhatinda              | GIGL     | Dec, 2020                   | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana,                       |

|    |                                                           |      |             | Punjab                                                      |
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------|------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|  4 | Bhatinda - Jammu - Srinagar                               | GIGL | Feb, 2022   | Punjab and UT of Jammu& Kashmir                             |
|  5 | Mallavaram - Bhopal - Bhilwara - Vijaipur                 | GITL | March, 2020 | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan        |
|  6 | Dabhol-Bangalore                                          | GAIL | Feb, 2013   | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa                                 |
|  7 | Kochi-Koottanad- Bangalore-Mangalore                      | GAIL | Feb, 2022   | Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, UT of Puducherry             |
|  8 | Vijaipur-Auraiya-Phulpur spur line                        | GAIL | NA          | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh                               |
|  9 | Ennore-Tuticorin                                          | IOCL | Feb, 2021   | Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, UT of Puducherry     |
| 10 | Jagdishpur-Haldia- BokaroDhamra-Paradip- Barauni-Guwahati | GAIL | Dec,2021    | Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam |