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GAIL to invest Rs 4,276 cr to improve natural gas network in Odisha

Rs 1,000 cr earmarked for Bhubaneshwar; Cuttack to receive Rs 750 cr

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Jayajit Dash Bhubaneswar
State-run gas company GAIL (India) Ltd has proposed to invest Rs 4,276 crore for supply of natural gas in major industrial hubs in Odisha and city gas distribution for Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.

The company will have its natural gas pipeline in the districts of Bhadrak, Jajpur, Dhenkanal, Angul, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Cuttack, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri and Khordha. It needs around 51 acres in various locations for sectional valve, pigging station, dispatch/receiving terminals, city gas stations and pipeline.

The project has an employment potential of 1,141.

The proposal of GAIL was considered on Wednesday by the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority and