Members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) describe themselves as the twice-born. The board came into existence on June 25, 2007, but could not function because the government had failed to notify the PNGRB Act which gives the regulatory body its legitimacy. So the board was renotified on October 1 after the government had tidied up its legal housekeeping. But unlike the twice-born Brahmins, the board has found itself cast in the role of untouchables on all crucial regulatory issues.

><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'><B>Latha Jishnu:</B> Hole in the gas pipeline</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>A new National Gas Highway Development Authority reflects the government

Latha Jishnu: Hole in the gas pipeline

A new National Gas Highway Development Authority reflects the governments unease with the existing regulator whose powers are being whittled further

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