KOCHI : The much-delayed Kochi-Mangalore gas pipeline project of Gail India, which was initially planned to be commissioned way back in 2014, will finally see the light of the day by early next month, according to a Gail official.
The 444-km long natural gas pipeline was launched in 2009 at an estimated cost of ₹2,915 crore, and was to be commissioned five years from the project commencement.
But stiff opposition on safety and commercial grounds wherein the land price was the main, both from political parties as well as from the public, ensured that the project lingered on. This led to the project cost nearly doubling to ₹5,751 crore now.
