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Delhi/Mangaluru, (the states. news)
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the Kochi-Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline
via video-conferencing.
The event marks an important milestone towards the creation of ‘One Nation One
Gas Grid’, the PM said .
Governors and Chief Ministers of Karnataka and Kerala, along with Union Minister
for Petroleum and Natural Gas, among others attended the event.
Speaking on the occasion, the PM termed
this day an ‘important milestone’ for both the people of Kerala and Karnataka
as the two states are being connected by a natural gas pipeline. The pipeline
will have a positive impact on the economic growth of these two states. Rapid
expansion of Gas based economy is a must to achieve self reliant India and
cited this as the reason behind Government’s push for ‘One Nation One Gas Grid’,
he added.
He said that the pipeline would improve the ease of living in both the states
and reduce the expenses of the poor, middle class and entrepreneurs of both the
states. The pipeline would become the base of the Gas Distribution System in
many cities and would form the base of the CNG based transport system in these
cities. The pipeline would provide clean energy to Mangalore Refinery and would
play a major role in reducing the pollution in both the states.
The reduction of pollution, he said, will have a direct impact on the
environment akin to planting millions of trees which would help in improving
people’s health and reducing their health related expenditure. He said that
less pollution and clean air would attract more tourists to the city. He added
that construction of this pipeline has generated 1.2 million man days of
employment and would develop a new ecosystem of employment and self-employment
after its commissioning which would help the fertilizer, petrochemical and
power sector. It will also help India in saving thousands of crores of Foreign
exchange for the country. (uni) (media saheb.com)
PM Modi inaugurates Kochi-Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline
