Development of Cng Infrastructure in India with ... - GAIL (India)

9. Cities where City Gas Distribution Projects being planned :As per the directive of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India dated April 5,2002, in order to control heavy air pollution due to vehicular traffic, thefollowing cities in India have been identified for developing infrastructurefor distribution of alternative fuel:KanpurAgraFaridabadPatnaVaranasiJodhpurJhariaHowever, the study of air pollution indicated that the pollution in the citiesof Jodhpur and Jharia is mainly due to dust pollution than vehicularemissions. Also, there are no trunk gas pipeline in the vicinity of Patna andVaranasi.Subsequently, in August 2003, Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has issued adirective to the Union of India and the state governments to draw plans tointroduce clean fuels in 11 cities apart from the existing cities of Delhi andMumbai. These are:KolkataChennaiBangaloreHyderabadAhmedabadSholapurSuratLucknowKanpurAgraPuneUnder its Project Blue Sky, GAIL has already drawn plans to implement citygas projects in the five cities of Kanpur, Lucknow, Agra, Bareilly and Punein phases at an estimated investment of Rs. 554 crores (equivalent to 118Million USD).10