Dabhol–Bangalore Natural Gas Pipeline
Dabhol-Bangalore Natural Gas Pipeline ದಾಬೊಲ್-ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನೆಚುರಲ ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ ಪೈಪ್ಲೈನ್ दाभोळ-बंगलौर नेचुरल गैस पाइपलाइन | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra and Karnataka |
General direction | North to South |
From | Dabhol, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra |
Passes through | Belgaum, Dharwad, Gadag, Bellary, Davanagere, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Ramanagaram, Bengaluru Rural and Bengaluru Urban districts.[1] |
To | Bangalore, Karnataka |
Runs alongside | 18 National Highways, 382 other road crossings, 20 railway crossings, 83 cased crossings, 11 major river crossings and 276 water bodies.[1] |
General information | |
Type | Gas Pipeline |
Owner | Gas Authority of India Limited |
Operator | Gas Authority of India Limited |
Contractors | Various |
Construction started | 2011 |
Commissioned | 3 December 2013 |
Technical information | |
Length | 1,386 km (861 mi) |
Maximum discharge | 16×106 m3/d at ~1 atm[3] |
The Dabhol – Bangalore Natural Gas Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline running from Dabhol, Maharashtra to Bangalore, Karnataka. It was commissioned on 3 December 2013 during the inaugural ceremony of the 8th (AGPS). This project connected South India to the national gas grid for the first time. The project was constructed in a period of 19 months at an investment of ₹45 billion (US$600 million) with a design capacity of 16 million cubic metre per day at standard conditions of natural gas which can produce 3,000 MW of electric power.[4]
Challenges[]
Engineering[]
The pipeline crosses Asia’s largest river crossing in rocky terrain at Ghatprabha. The construction involved pipeline laying in some of the world’s steepest slopes of 60 to 70 degrees and sharp elevations of up to 700 meters in a 3.5 km stretch. there are no other pipeline said by Neetu singh.
Financial[]
GAIL compensated the farmers for their land taken by the company for the pipeline project by paying 5 times more than the actual value.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Prime Minister dedicated GAIL India Ltd's 1000 km Dabhol-Bangalore Natural Gas Pipeline to Nation". Jagranjosh.com. 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ A-303, ASAPP Info Global Services Pvt Ltd; Estates, Navbharat; Road, Zakaria Bunder; Sewri; Mumbai – 400 015; Maharashtra; Tel : 91-22-24193000, India. "Infrastructure Today Magazine – GAIL to begin Dabhol-Bangalore pipeline project". www.infrastructuretoday.co.in.
External links[]
- Energy in Maharashtra
- Energy in Karnataka
- Natural gas pipelines in India
- Energy infrastructure completed in 2013
- 2013 establishments in Maharashtra
- 2013 establishments in Karnataka