MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI MURLI DEORA)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED
QUESTION NO. 417 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3.5.2007 BY SHRI JUAL ORAM AND SHRIMATI NIVEDITA MANE,
MP`s REGARDING GAS PIPELINE PROJECTS OF GAIL.
(a): Major ongoing pipeline projects of GAIL are as under:
1. Dahej - Uran Pipeline Project (DUPL):
2. Dabhol - Panvel Pipeline Project:
The details of these projects are as under:
s.N Project Name / Actual / Anticipated. Cumulative Physical Description Anticipated Cost Expenditure Progress Completion (Rs.in Cr) (Rs. In Cr) (as on Date (as on 15.04.07) 31.03.07)
1 Dahej - Uran Pipeline May`07 1521.23 671.96 85.2% The main pipeline is from Dahej to Panvel and a branchline is from Panvel to Uran
2. Dabhol Panvel P/L May`07 1326.52 325.62 92.1% is an extension of Dahej to Panvel pipeline. Spur lines are drawn from the above main line depending on the customers` location.
Dahej - Uran pipeline (DUPL) network is envisaged for supply of RLNG from Dahej PLL terminal
to customers in Uran, Trombay, Thane- Belapur and Ambevili regions in Maharashtra. Dabhol -
Panvel pipeline network is an extension of DUPL for evacuation of RLNG from Dahej and Dabhol
LNG terminals and natural gas from KG Basin to customers in Thai, Pune, Patalganga and Khopoli
regions in Maharashtra.
(b) to (e): Government has permitted GAIL (India) Limited to invite `Expression of Interest`
for taking capacity in five sections of gas pipeline on common carrier basis as per following
details:
# Dadri- Bawana- Nangal Pipeline
# Chainsa-Gurgaon-Jhajjar-Hissar Pipeline
# Jagdishpur- Haldia Pipeline
# Dabhol- Bangalore Pipeline
# Kochi- Kanjirkkod - Bangalore/ Mangalore Pipeline
In addition to above, GAIL has also envisaged capacity augmentation of existing Dahej- Vijaipur
Pipeline (DVPL) & Vijaipur-Dadri Pipeline (Gas Rehabilitation & Expansion Project) for
transportation of gas.
Dadri-Bawana-Nangal Pipeline
The Dadri- Bawana- Nangal pipeline will be an extension from the already existing main
transmission pipeline GREP (Vijaipur-Dadri) with tap -off at downstream of Dadri.
Chainsa-Gurgaon- Jhaiiar-Hissar Pipeline
The Chainsa - Gurgaon - Jhajjar-Hissar pipeline is starting from Chainsa on the GREP pipeline
and passing through Gurgaon, Jhajjar and Hissar.
Jagdishpur- Haldia Pipeline
The Jagdishpur-Haldia pipeline is starting from Jagdishpur and passing through the states of
Bihar and Jharkhand. It will have provision for bi-directional flow, i.e., from Haldia to
Jagdishpur / Jagdishpur to Haldia.
Dabhol- Bangalore Pipeline
Dabhol - Bangalore pipeline starts from Dabhol and passes through Bangalore in the state of
Karnataka with a provision for a spur line to Goa state. The pipeline will pass through the
Districts of Ratnagiri and Kholapur in Maharashtra, Districts of Belgaum, Dharwad, Haveri,
Davanagere, Chitradurga, Tumkur and Bangalore in Karnataka.
Kochi- Kanjirkkod - Bangalore/ Mangalore Pipeline
The Kochi- Kanjirkkod - Bangalore/ Mangalore pipeline starts from Kochi and passes through
Kanjirkkod in the state of Kerala, extending to Bangalore in the state of Karnataka with a
spur line from Kanjirkkod to Mangalore. The pipeline to Bangalore will pass through Palghat,
Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem and Krishnagiri while the spur line to Mangalore will pass
through Kozhikode. Kannur and Kasargod.
Planned Commissioning date for all the five pipelines above is 36 months from the date of
publication of Notification in the official gazette under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of
the Petroleum and Minerals (Acquisition of Right of User in Land)Act, 1962.
