(a) whether there is any plan to increase the use of CNG in various parts of the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether there is any plan to increase the use of CNG in various parts of the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS & PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR)
(a) & (b): In addition to the existing CNG network in the country, it is proposed to expand the CNG network to Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, NOIDA, Ghaziabad and Bareilly in UP; Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana; Pune, Navi Mumbai and Thane in Maharashtra; and Vijaiwada in Andhra Pradesh. CNG will be progressively introduced in other polluted cities with the expansion of the pipeline infrastructure and increased availability of natural gas, subject to economic viability.