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Major contracts for GAIL pipeline projects awarded

By Spl Correspondent

NEW DELHI, May 10 - In an attempt to expedite the construction of the Jagdishpur-Haldia and Bokaro-Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL) and the Barauni-Guwahati Pipeline (BGPL) pipeline, the GAIL (India) Limited has completed the process of awarding all major contracts.

Official sources said the Rs 10,500-crore contracts are for pipe supply and laying for the integrated 3,400-km projects.

GAIL has placed an order worth Rs 475 crore for steel line pipes of approx 280 km to provide pipeline connectivity from Durgapur to Haldia, including spur line to Kolkata in West Bengal. Till date, the company has committed over Rs 12,500 crore for the project.

The pipeline has already reached Barauni and GAIL is ready for supplying gas to the refinery and the upcoming fertilizer plant. The pipeline also supplies natural gas to Patna City Gas Distribution network (CGD), which is a major milestone towards providing green fuel to the eastern part of the country. Work on the remaining portion is going on in full swing and is scheduled to be

completed by December 2021 in a phased manner.

GAIL is currently executing around 5,500 km of pipeline-related projects for Rs 25,000 crore to supply gas largely to the eastern and southern parts of the country. Another 1,400-km pipeline, involving CapEx of Rs 7,000 crore, is under evaluation which is targeted to be completed by 2023. These pipeline projects by GAIL will be part of the National Gas Grid providing natural gas to areas hitherto untouched by the green fuel.

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