LOK
SABHA
GAIL (India) Limited
(GAIL) is examining the proposal for laying a pipeline for transmission
of regassified Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Kochi to Bangalore
via Kayamkulam. The project is expected to be completed within
40 months from the date of approval. It involves an estimated
expenditure of Rs. 1987.17 crore. The pipeline will receive
LNG from the Kochi LNG Terminal of Petronet LNG Limited (PLL)
and supply the gas to various segments of the pipeline network
passing through Alwaye Kanjirakkod-Mangalore and Kanjirakkod-Bangalore.
This information
was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for
Petroleum and Natural Gas in a written reply in the Lok Sabha
today.
