Over 4 lakh houses in Karnataka to get natural gas in eight years thanks to new pipeline

MANGALURU: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicating the Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline to the nation, the countdown has begun for over 4 lakh households in Dakshina Kannada to get piped gas in a span of eight years. By the end of 2021, over a dozen wards of Mangaluru city will get piped gas and this will be extended to other places of the district in a phased manner.

An official of GAIL (India) Limited said laying pipelines through waterways and hilly terrain was a challenging task especially through the Netravati river and Chandragiri hills. MCF has already received the natural gas while OMPL will get it in seven days time and MRPL in 15 days time. Over 100 CNG stations will be set up across Dakshina Kannada during the next one year.