Urja Ganga gas pipeline project was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India in October 2016 at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
In order to develop the national gas grid, the Government has taken a decision to provide a capital grant of Rs.5176 crore (i.e., 40percent of the estimated capital cost of Rs.12,940 Cr) for development of a 2655 Km long Jagdishpur-Haldia -Bokaro- Dhamra Gas Pipeline (JHBDPL) project, popularly known as the “Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga”. It will pass through 50 districts in the State of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha & West Bengal.
The project is committed to provide the household members health safety by providing clean fuel with the piped gas to the locals.
