GAIL Gas adds one more CNG Station to strengthen the network in Bengaluru
- 22 CNG Stations commissioned till date to refuel the vehicles with clean fuel in garden city
Bengaluru: December, 2020: A new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling station adds further impetus to the building of eco-friendly mobility network in the garden city. GAIL Gas, a City Gas Distribution Company today commenced the CNG sale at their 6th Company Owned Company Operated (COCO) outlet, situated at Sy.No: 76, ITI ‘B’ Area at K R Puram.
The CNG Station was inaugurated by Shri Tarun Kapoor, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, in the presence of Sh. ES Ranganathan, Director Marketing, GAIL (India) Ltd., Sh. P Murgesan, ED Southern Region GAIL (India) Ltd, Shri Vivek Wathodkar, Chief General Manager & Officer-In-Charge, Bengaluru, GAIL Gas Limited. along with other officers from GAIL & GAIL Gas.
This CNG Retail outlet is the 22nd station of the GAIL Gas network in Bengaluru. The CNG station has the capacity to refuel CNG in around 7,200 Autos, Cars & Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) and around 200 heavy duty vehicles like buses in a day. It will be operational round the clock to facilitate the availability of Green fuel for the city dwellers.
The 21 other CNG Stations already operational in the city are located in Laggere, Sungadakatte, Jigani, Hardware Technology Park (Off new Airport access Road from Hennur), Peenya, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Agara, Bhadrappa Layout (Near Hebbal), Sarjapur Road, Hunsamaranahalli (New Airport Road), KIADB IT Park (Kondenahalli), Kattigenahalli (Reva University), Vidyaranyapura, Bannerghatta Road (after NICE Road), Anekal, Honnenahalli (Doddaballapur Road), Devanahalli town, Machohalli (Magadi Road), Dodaballapur Near RL Jalappa College, Hosakote, Dommasandra. In order to increase the availability of CNG across Bengaluru, GAIL Gas plans to commence business in 16 more CNG Stations by January, 2021 located at Bommasandra (NH), Mahadevpura, Sarjapur Village, Heggondanahalli Village, Goravigere, Pantharapalya Ring Road, Kengeri, Hoskote Village, Yelachahalli Village, Bidarahalli, Thanisandra, Chikkabidarakallu Jindal Nagar, Arishinakunte, Sondekoppa circle Nelamangala, Herohally village (Magadi Road), Tavarekere (Magadi Road), Avalahalli Village-Yelahanka, Kadathanamale - Dodaballapur Road.
In addition to above 16 more CNG stations are ready the commercial operation of which will start by Jan-2021. GAIL Gas also has ambitious plans of adding a further 35 CNG Stations in the coming financial year which will take the total number of CNG Stations in the city to 73. With the commissioning of CNG Stations Bengaluru will join the big league of CNG driven cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Indore, Agra etc.
Why CNG?
CNG is a new age fuel which scores high as much on its green credentials as for its affordability. On the pollution front, CNG is the most benign of fossil fuels with the least carbon foot print of all. C02 emissions are lesser in CNG by about 27%, CO emissions by about 84%, NOx emissions by about 58% and Particulate Matter(PM) emissions CNG by about 97%. While CO2, CO and NOx adversely impact the environment, PM emissions is one of the leading causes of air pollution related illnesses in big cities such as Bengaluru.
On the affordability front, running cost of a CNG Auto is about Rs. 1 /Km compared to Rs. 2/Km on Auto LPG, resulting in savings of about 50%. Running cost of a CNG Car is about Rs. 2.35/Km compared to Rs. 4.35/Km on Diesel, resulting in savings of about 46%. In the case of CNG buses the savings is around 30%. CNG is therefore a cheaper and socially responsible alternative to conventional fuels.
About GAIL Gas
GAIL Gas Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of GAIL (India) Limited – A Maharatna PSU, is authorized by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to implement City Gas Distribution Project in Bengaluru Urban and Rural district in year 2015.
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Conspiracy afoot to 'tarnish' image of Dharmasthala: Deputy CM DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru, Aug 14 (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said there was a “conspiracy” to tarnish the image of Dharmasthala.
His comments come amid an ongoing investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into serious allegations of mass burials in the revered temple town in Dakshina Kannada district.
“A conspiracy is being hatched to destroy hundreds of years of legacy. It is not correct to tarnish someone just like that. It has all happened due to one complainant,” he said.
Noting that some Congress MLAs have called for action against those involved in the slander campaign at the legislature party meeting, he said, “ I have told them that action must be taken against those who are indulging in a slander campaign. The CM has also said that action must be taken against such people.”
“I have information on this case. Religious feelings should not be hurt in any manner. Culprits must be punished,” he told reporters, according to a release from his office.
Responding to a question, Shivakumar said the Congress party will not allow the image of any religious place to be tarnished.
“We see everyone equally when it comes to religion,” he added.
The SIT, formed by the state government, is probing claims of mass murder, rape, and mass burials in Dharmasthala over the past two decades.
The complainant, a former sanitation worker whose identity has not been revealed, alleged that between 1995 and 2014 he was forced to handle bodies—including women and minors—and that some showed signs of sexual assault. He has given a statement before a magistrate.
As part of the probe, the SIT has been conducting exhumations at multiple locations identified by the complainant-witness in the forested areas along the banks of the Netravathi River in Dharmasthala, where some skeletal remains have been found at two sites so far.
