Ahmedabad, March 13 The Gujarat government has decided to provide new PNG (piped natural gas) connections to restaurants, hotels, educational institutions, and socio-religious institutions located in areas where the city pipeline distribution network is available, if they apply for the facility.
The decision was taken on Friday at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The meeting reviewed the status of PNG and petroleum products in the state in the context of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, which has severely disrupted global energy supplies.
"The CM made an important decision – that in the areas of the state where a pipeline network for city gas distribution is available, restaurants, hotels, educational institutions, and socio-religious institutions demanding new PNG connections will be provided with it immediately, as per their needs," stated an official release.
The meeting was informed that sufficient quantities of natural gas were currently available in the state for citizens who were getting gas through pipelines for domestic use.
The government on Thursday insisted that adequate stocks of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and PNG are available in the state for domestic consumption, despite the evolving geopolitical situation in West Asia, from where India imports a large share of its energy products.
Continuous monitoring is being carried out by the Centre and state authorities to ensure uninterrupted supply and distribution of LPG cylinders across Gujarat, it had said.