Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to virtually inaugurate the Kochi-Mangaluru GAIL natural gas pipeline on January 5 at 11 am, which was recently completed after facing multiple hurdles.
The 450-km long natural gas pipeline has already started supplying natural gas to Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers (MCF), and will soon supply to OMPL and MRPL, GAIL (India) Chairman Manoj Jain told the press.
The pipeline passes through Ernakulum, Trissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod before reaching Mangaluru. This marks an important step in encouraging people to use natural gas, which is environment-friendly.
The LNG terminal of Petronet was commissioned in Kochi a few years ago but had low-capacity utilisation due to lack of connectivity. With the completion of the pipeline, Jain believes connectivity will improve.
