(a) whether the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has drawn up a blue print for creating a national gas grid;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the total kms proposed to be covered on implementation of the national gas grid and the estimated cost thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRIMATI SUMITRA MAHAJAN)
(a) to (c) Yes, Sir. GAIL (India) Limited (GAIL) has drawn up a plan to lay about 7,900 Kms. of gas pipelines under National Gas Grid at an estimated cost of Rs.20,000 crores, which would cover the following sections:-
- Dahej-Vijaipur - Dahej-Hazira-Uran (Pune) - Dabhol - Dabhol-Bangalore - Bangalore-Chennai - Kakinada-Hyderabad-Pune - Kakinada-Kolkata - Haldia-Jagdishpur - Kakinada-Chennai - Kochi-Coimbatore-Mangalore- - Coimbatore-Bangalore.