Say Yes To Gas And No To Cylinder In Rajpura

Due to use of LPG cylinders consumers had to suffer a lot. There are problems like booking the cylinders, need of man power for suppling,leakage problems, because of heavy rainfall there is delay in transportation. In recent days government had announced only six cylinders per year for a consumer and three more by paying the extra money.This means there is total wastage of money and time.

So due to these within a year Centre has approved to supply piped natural gas (PNG) connections to  consumers  starting  from Chandigarh and catering towards Mohali, Panchkula, Baddi, Parwanoo and Nalagarh for domestic and commercial uses with supply centre as Rajpura. The pipeline is to be a joint venture between the state-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and the Adani Gas; the project is expected to get underway in the coming weeks.

As per the proposal, pipelines will be laid across tricity  while meters will be installed in houses and residents will be billed as per their usage. The new system has two major advantages: Residents can do away with LPG cylinders and PNG is relatively cheaper as compared to LPG. With the availability of subsidized cylinders having reduced, PNG might provide some relief.

A senior official of the UT administration stated that with the Centre’s approval, details of the project are being worked out. The aim, he added, is to bring the entire city under the ambit of the piped gas system. The proposal has been two years in the making when there was a demand to extend the main gas supply line, from Saharanpur in UP to Ludhiana in Punjab, to Chandigarh and its adjoining areas. The Punjab pipeline will pass through ambala in Haryana — around 45 kilometers from the city.

Former Union Minister for petroleum and natural gas Murli Deora had given his assurance for the project that would benefit a majority of the city’s 10.55 lakh population that have LPG connections. A pilot project had earlier been initiated in the city for supplying LPG through pipelines. A space was created in one of the housing societies where LPG cylinders were kept and gas was supplied.No more cylinders now gas is ready now with an advanced tecnology .Surely people are happy with it  and yes with a big smile surely they will welcome the gas .