(a) whether the Union Government propose to review `Gas Linkage Policy` due Dip in Gas reserves as reported in `Deccan Chronicle` dated February 20, 2002;
(b) the present status of Gas reserves in KG basin and future plant of the Union Government to supply gas to the industries in Andhra Pradesh; and
(c) the status of domestic LPG supply through pipelines in the Coastal towns of Andhra Pradesh?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a) Natural gas allocations are made on the recommendations of an Inter-Ministerial Committee, Gas Linkage Committee (GLC) based on the projected availability and demands of natural gas in the various regions. Keeping in view the potential availability of natural gas, GLC reviews from time to time the allocations/supplies of natural gas to the existing consumers.
(b) The projected on-shore and off-shore gas reserves in the Krishna Godavari Basin as on 01.04.2001 are 48.13 billion cubic meter (BCM). However, against an allocation to the extent of 16.4 million standard cubic meters per day (MMSCMD) around 7.8 MMSCMD of natural gas is currently available in the region which is being supplied to the various gas based industries.
(c) Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) is in the process of laying around 600 K.M. pipeline from Vizag to Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh for transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in bulk, which is to be marketed by the oil marketing companies in bottles.