Centre wants to bring piped gas to Kolkata in one yr: Pradhan

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said the Centre wants to bring piped natural gas to the city in next one year and sought support from the West Bengal government for the project.

The minister said half of the projected expenditure of Rs 102 trillion in infrastructure sector in the next five years will be invested in eastern and northeastern states.

“Half of Rs 102 lakh crore infrastructure spending will be invested in eastern states. No Prime Minister prior to Narendra Modi gave such importance to the eastern provinces,” Pradhan said while addressing 119th annual general meeting of Bharat Chamber of Commerce (BCC) here.