GOVERNMENT DIRECTS IGL TO UNDERTAKE MEASURES FOR
AUGMENTING CNG SUPPLY IN DELHI
Shri B.K. Chaturvedi, Secretary,
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas today reviewed the status
of CNG supply in Delhi and expressed serious concern at the long
queues at different CNG stations. At a High Level Meeting, Shri
Chaturvedi directed the officers of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL)
to undertake immediate measures to augment the supply of CNG in
a time bound manner. Taking a look at the working of 56 High Power
Compressors, the Secretary directed that online stations at Ashram
Chowk, Sarai Kalekhan and I.P. Estate should be made fully operational
before 9th July, 2002.
During the review, it was decided
that the two daughter stations converted to online stations should
be made operational by providing energy through the diesel generator
sets. These stations are located on Gurgaon Road and Jessoph Tito
Marg (Jangpura) IGL was also advised that the capacity of CNG
cascade filling which at present is 150 LCV/day should be raised
to a minimum of 250. For this purpose, the Mother Station in various
DTC Depots should be utilised. Petroleum Secretary further directed
that dedicated cascade filling stations should be set up by 31st
July 2002. These measures, he observed, would create 32,000 kg/per
day additional CNG dispensing capacity which will increase the
present per day supply of about 4.6 lakh kg. to about 5 lakh kg.
per day.
Further in order to increase the
number of CNG stations and also spread the area under CNG supply
network, Secretary (Petroleum) directed that the work on 43 identified
retail outlets of oil marketing companies for co-locating CNG
facilities should be started without any delay. He also emphasised
that the work on these stations should be completed within a time
bound schedule leaving no scope for time over-run. Presently there
are 95 CNG stations in various parts of Delhi.
The meeting was attended by Shri
Naresh Narad, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum &
Natural Gas, Managing Director IGL and Chairman IGL who happens
to be the CMD of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited who was
specially invited to attend the Review Meeting.
