PNG soon for silk city households

Berhampur: Residents of silk city and adjoining areas in Ganjam will soon get piped natural gas (PNG) directly in their kitchens, as around 90% of pipeline network work has already been completed, according to the company responsible for city gas distribution.“We are expecting that the steel network will be completed over the next four months. Around 44km of steel pipeline network is planned, out of which only 8km is pending. All permissions for laying the pipeline, except through Ghodahada river, are in line. We are expecting to receive permission for it very soon,” said KVS Prasad, general manager (city gas distribution) of GAIL Gas Limited.Ganjam collector V Keerthi Vasan conducted a review of the progress of the PNG project in the district recently, and asked the company officials to complete the work soon.The company officials said the city gas station is planned at Karakhandi village near Samarjhola inside one of the IPS stations of GAIL’s Srikakulam-Angul Pipeline (SAPL). TNN