Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan asked to shift NCR industrial units to PNG

The states which have industrial units in the National Capital Region (NCR) have been asked to prepare a plan to shift them to piped natural gas or PNG. The direction from the commission for air quality management was given to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. Several districts of these three states constitute the NCR.

The commission has also asked these states to develop an action plan to supply PNG in the industrial areas in NCR where infrastructure and gas supply are not available.

All the three states have to submit a compliance report to the commission by August 31.

The commission was formed by the ministry of environment on November 5 last year. It is headed by former chief secretary of Delhi M M Kutty. It has already directed the industrial units in Delhi to shift to PNG.