Northeast gas pipeline grid project

News: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a Capital Grant as the Viability Gap Funding to Indradhanush Gas Grid Ltd for setting up the North East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid.

North East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid

• States: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura
• Cities covered: Guwahati, Itanagar, Kohima, Dimapur, Aizwal, Imphal, Shillong, Agartala, Silchar, Numaligarh and Gangtok.

Significance:

• Uninterrupted natural gas supplies to the consumers
• Development of industrial climate in eight states of the north-eastern region
• Improved environment by reduction in the usage of kerosene, wood etc.
• Improvement in the standard of living
•  Boost Exploration & Production activities and connect regional gas sources

Additional Information:

Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project

• It was launched in 2016 by Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
• It aims at laying 2,050-km pipeline connecting Jagdishpur (UP) to Haldia (West Bengal)
• It seeks to provide piped cooking gas to residents and CNG to vehicles in eastern region.
• States covered: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.

National Gas Grid: It seeks to ensure easy availability of natural gas across all regions and help to achieve uniform economic and social progress