IOC proposes to make Amaravati first piped gas capital in India

Amaravati: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has proposed Amaravati as India's first capital city to use piped gas.

A team led by A Raman Kumar, a member of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), met Chief Secretary Nirabh Kumar Prasad on Tuesday to discuss the gas pipeline projects and related developments. IOC officials proposed making Amaravati the first fully piped gas capital city in the country.

They compared it to the Gujarat International Finance Tech-City (GIFT) in Gandhinagar, where everything, including gas, electricity, and telecom cables, is underground.

In GIFT City, piped gas is being supplied to residences, business complexes, and institutions. Similarly, they proposed to supply piped gas to the Amaravati capital city, making it the first piped gas capital in India. Chief Secretary Nirabh Kumar Prasad supported the proposal and assured that the state government would provide full cooperation in this regard.

80 lakh connections target.

K. Dinesh Kumar, Director of Andhra Pradesh Gas Development Corporation, mentioned that the target is to provide piped gas connections to 80 lakh people in the state in the coming days. After meeting with the Chief Secretary, the PNGRB representatives visited the RTGS and held a meeting with AP Gas Development Corporation officials. They discussed the progress of the natural gas pipeline construction and city gas distribution work. The goal is to provide piped gas supply to 80 lakh households in the state shortly.

It may be recalled that Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu is planning to spend Rs 50,000 crore over the next three years on the greenfield capital city, Amaravati, to make it one of the most beautiful cities. Earlier, The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) approved infrastructure works worth Rs 24,276 crore in the greenfield capital Amaravati.