Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project

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About Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project:

The project is also known as Jagdishpur – Haldia & Bokaro – Dhamra Pipeline Project (JHBDPL) project.
It was launched in 2016 and will cater to the energy requirements of five states namely Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.
This pipeline will connect six districts in Bihar to the National Gas Grid. The project will provide access to clean natural gas for industries, CNG for vehicles and PNG for homes, promoting a sustainable lifestyle.
Total length of pipeline under Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project is approx. 3,384 km, out of which 766 km of pipeline is in Odisha state and the balance 2,618 km is in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Assam.
The seven main station cities include Varanasi, Patna, Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack as the major beneficiaries of the project.
The project is being implemented by GAIL.

Q1) What is CNG?

CNG stands for Compressed Natural Gas. It is a type of fuel that is used as a substitute for gasoline, diesel, and other traditional fuels in vehicles. CNG is composed mostly of methane gas, which is extracted from natural gas reserves.

Source: PM Modi praises completion of Bihar portion of Barauni-Guwahati pipeline under Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project