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Close units not shifting to piped natural gas: CPCB
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed state boards in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan to close all air polluting industries in 23 NCR districts where piped natural gas (PNG) was available, but units had not shifted operations to it.
According to the CPCB order, air polluting industries in 23 districts had been discharging pollutants, posing a threat to air quality in Delhi and the NCR.
The CPCB had sought a status report on the conversion to PNG in the NCR. It observed that in spite of availability of PNG, industries had not switched operations.
Following receipt of reports, the CPCB chairman directed state boards to issue closure order on all industrial units in the NCR where PNG supply was available and the industry had not shifted to it.
AGCL, OIL, GGL ink pact to set up new CGD firm in Assam
Assam Gas Company Limited (AGCL), Oil India Limited (OIL) and GAIL Gas Limited (GGL) signed an agreement on Thursday for incorporating a new company for implementation of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in five districts of Assam. The agreement was signed by AGCL’s managing director A K Sharma, OIL’s executive director (Business Development) S K Singh and GAIL CEO A K Jana in the presence of Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary. The venture is the outcome of the extension of the National Gas Grid Pipeline (Urja Ganga Project) to Assam. Patowary said that with the connection of Assam to the National Gas Grid, steady supply of natural gas shall initiate a spurt in the industrial sector, power generation sector, automotive CNG sector and domestic piped gas to households sector. The supply of piped natural gas to the industrial, commercial and domestic customers in the first phase in Kamrup, Kamrup (Metro), Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj districts will be a major initiative in this regard, he said.
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