Govt sets target of 50 more CNG pumps in Gurugram

Taking cognisance of the limited number of CNG pumps in the city presently at 25, the Haryana Government has set a target of 50 more CNG pumps in the city. They have also simplified the process so that more tenders can be invited. To ensure that there is more transparency in the process, the state government will now be auctioning the plots for the petrol and CNG pumps online. The announcement of auctioning the plots for petrol pumps was provided by the CM ML Khattar. Even as there is a huge demand for buying plots for the CNG pumps, complaints about corruption and non-transparency resulted in most operators not opening the pumps. “We now want to ensure a transparent process in the auctioning of the plots. The transparency involved in the process will ensure that there are more bids in the process and we hope that now the demands for more pumps will be met,” said the Chief Minister. Even as the State Government had set a target of 50 CNG pumps way back in 2015 but the targets were not fulfilled. According to the official estimate, there are over 20,000 vehicles in Gurugram that run on CNG. In addition to the present strength, there is also a large number of vehicles from Delhi and Noida also that frequent pumps in Gurugram for refilling. “Opening of more CNG pumps will definitely be more helpful to the commuters. As of now in the peak hours, it takes a lot of time for refilling the gas. Taking into consideration that CNG is cheaper than petrol and diesel more people are shifting to CNG,” said Mudit Rai, a city resident.

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