GAIL lines up plans to restart infra projects post Covid-19 lockdown

High-pressure natural gas pipelines, including Urjja Ganga project connecting North and East India, will be taken up immediately; migrant labour allowed to stay at work sites

State-run GAIL India has chalked out plans to kick-start various hydrocarbon infrastructure projects of national importance, post lifting of the Covid-19 lockdown.

Graded measures in the short- to medium-term will be rolled out on April 20, with the support of local administrative authorities across the States. According to a GAIL official, high-pressure natural gas pipelines, including Urjja Ganga project connecting North and East India, will be taken up immediately.

“In order to kick-start crucial infrastructure projects to enable expansion of the gas-based economy, GAIL, along with its Subsidiary and JV companies, has chalked out catch-up plans for various locations and