‘Cooking gas through pipeline in DK district soon’

Foundation stone for urban gas supply scheme on Nov 22

Vartha Bharati | 21-11-2018 | 19:52:00 IST

Mangaluru, November 21: The selected places in five taluks in the district would shortly get cooking gas supply through pipeline in the first phase. The foundation stone for the City Gas Distribution (CGD) system would laid on November 22 in some of the districts including Dakshina Kannada district.

Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said that under the CGD scheme, the foundation stone would be laid at the town hall for the 10th round programme in Karnataka. The programme would be held at 2.30 pm and at 3 pm, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would launch the programme through video conference officially. Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda, MLAs Vedavyas Kamath, Bharat Shetty, Mayor Bhaskar would participate in it, he added.

The gas would be supplied for home use, industries and commercial units in the district. But the selected places in Bantwala, Belthangady, Mangaluru, Puttur and Sullia taluks were installed pipeline for supplying the gas in the first phase. For the 25 year-old scheme, Rs 1972 crore was being spent. In Dakshina Kannada district, total 100 CNG stations would be set up and it was targeted to supply cooking gas to 3.5 lakh houses through pipeline which will be installed in 1250 km range and this would help around 20 lakh people.  It would be an environment-friendly and the gas would be available round the clock. Customers need not to book the cylinders and wait for them. This scheme was safe from leakage and theft, he said.

A study would be conducted in the district on the possibility of installing pipeline. By 2019 March, the Gail Gas Company has planned to open five CNG stations, said Gail Company general manager Vivek Vathodkar.

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Not an inmate, but a puppy: Midnight rescue operation outside Tihar jail meets tragic end

17-04-2026 ¦ 17-04-2026 IST

Tihar jail (PTI)

New Delhi (PTI): Outside one of the country's largest high-security prisons, Tihar jail, a late-night emergency call had nothing to do with inmates or a security alarm; it was for a puppy that was stuck inside an open pit.

The incident, which was reported to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) at 12.55 am on Friday, triggered a multi-agency rescue operation, an official said.

Equipped with specialised tools, teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the DFS rushed to the Tihar Prison Complex's Gate No 1 and made several attempts to rescue the animal, he added.

But, even after prolonged efforts, the puppy could not be saved, officials said.

"Personnel from multiple agencies, equipped with specialised tools, made several attempts to rescue the puppy, but it could not be saved," an officer said.

The rescue operation continued for over three hours, he added.