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MGL looks forward to forest clearance for its new pipeline

According to MGL calculations, currently over 5 lakh vehicles are plying on CNG in the city and nearby areas

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The Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) authorities have begun the process of getting clearance for a Thane-Mira Road gas pipeline that will run along the Thane-Ghodbunder Road — also called state highway 42 — to transport Compressed and Piped Natural Gas (CNG and PNG) to the Bhayander belt. In need of forest and environment clearances, the pipeline which needs 8,600 sq metre of land belonging to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, has now appointed engineering consultancy firm Secon to get these clearances.

In reply to a query by DNA, MGL said that, "to lay the pipeline in the said stretch, we need permissions from various authorities including Forest and we are persistently following up with them."

Another pipeline, to transport gas to Bhiwandi, 400 metre long running 2.5 metre beneath the Bhiwandi creek along Durgadipul and traversing one kilometre has been recently completed. In a statement MGL said, " Durgadi creek is an important link between Kalyan and Bhiwandi areas. It will help in providing Natural Gas to domestic, industrial and commercial customers as well as extending the CNG facility across Bhiwandi city."

According to MGL calculations, currently over 5 lakh vehicles are plying on CNG in the city and nearby areas. In the past 4 years, the population of private cars running on CNG has increased from 61,000 to 2.3 lakh as of January 2017. With the launch of a CNG-powered motorcycle, the firm expects two-wheelers to join the CNG bandwagon in a big way soon.

LOOKING BACK: THE GAS OUTAGE

  • On March 29 The closure of fuel pumps in the Malad-Kandivli belt till​ April 3 also showed that Mahanagar Gas Limited needs to have a plan B for such emergencies.
     
  • It needs to expedite its expansion, said Thampi Kurien of the Mumbai Rickshawmen’s Union.
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