GUWAHATI: GAIL (India) Limited has awarded the first contract for the purchase of 108 km 24-inch diameter line pipes under the Barauni-Guwahati segment of the Jagdishpur-Haldia and Bokaro-Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL) project.
The contract for the purchase of line pipes of 108 km was awarded to M/s Ratnamani at a total cost of Rs 125 crore. Line pipe procurement activities for the rest of the 600 km trunkline up to Guwahati is at an advanced stage of the tender process.
The Barauni-Guwahati pipeline section executed on a capital outlay of Rs 3,300 crore is an integral part of the prestigious 3,405 km-long JHBDPL project, popularly known as ‘Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga’, executed by GAIL, and envisages to connect eastern and north-eastern India to the existing natural gas grid.
GAIL officials said that JHBDPL project is progressing in full swing and the first phase is scheduled for completion by December 2018.