Bengaluru (press release) : GAIL GAS has received in-principle approval from BBMP to set up Mega 300 TPD Compressed Bio Gas Plant which will produce Biogas from wet waste produced in the city. Vivek Wathodkar, Chief General Manager, GAIL GAS, Bengaluru wrote on 9th April 2021 to the BBMP seeking in-principle the proposal for setting up of Compressed Bio Gas plant in North Bengaluru. BBMP after deliberation has now granted the in-principle approval to GAIL GAS to setup 300 TPD Compressed Bio Gas plant. The plant will be built and operated by GAIL GAS at their own cos. The setting up of the CBG plant of this capacity will cost about 50-60 Crores Rupees. BBMP has assured to supply 300 TPD segregated organic wet waste and also assured to make available the land required for the plant. This Mega project will be a great step towards addressing the growing problem of ever growing waste generated daily in the city. This eco-friendly initiative will be an

support to the Government’s endeavor towards Clean Bengaluru and Swatch Bharat.

GAIL GAS already laying Gas pipeline network in Bengaluru and Dakshina Kannada Districts to supply eco-friendly and economic piped natural gas (PNG) to domestic households, commercial establishments, industries and Compressed Bio Gas (CNG) to transport vehicles. GAIL has earlier through the CSR initiatives supplied 18 CNG driven Dry Waste Collection vehicles to BBMP and also installed steel dustbins throughout the city.

GAIL GAS expressed gratitude for the whole hearted support received for all their initiatives from Government of Karnataka and BBMP, especially the Hon’ble Chief Secretary of Karnataka, Administrator BBMP and Hon’ble Chief Commissioner BBMP.

About GAIL Gas: GAIL Gas Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of GAIL (India) Limited – a Government of India Undertaking. GAIL GAS 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. GAIL India Limited owns and operates the network of about 13,340 Kms of Natural Gas pipeline spread across the length and breath of the country.

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Chandigarh (PTI): The Congress on Thursday announced candidates for eight of the nine Lok Sabha seats it is contesting in Haryana, fielding former Union minister Kumari Selja, Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Hooda and youth leader Divyanshu Budhiraja, besides two sitting MLAs.

The party has also fielded former MP Jai Prakash and leaders Satpal Brahmachari and Mahendra Pratap, according to the list released late Thursday evening.

The Congress is contesting nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana. It has not yet announced its candidate for the Gurugram constituency.

The Aam Aadmi Party, a constituent of the opposition INDIA bloc, will contest the Kurukshetra seat.

Congress general secretary and former Union minister Selja will contest from the Sirsa (reserved) seat and sitting MLAs Varun Choudhary and Rao Dan Singh from the Ambala (reserved) and the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha seats, respectively.

Deepender Hooda, son of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, will enter the fray from Rohtak. He has represented the Rohtak parliamentary constituency three times in the past.

Jai Prakash has been fielded from Hisar, the Congress' Haryana youth wing president Divanshu Budhiraja from Karnal, Satpal Brahmachari from Sonipat and Mahendra Pratap from Faridabad.