Gujarat govt plans to give 50k PNG connections in 10 days

Gandhinagar: More than 50,000 new Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections are targeted to be given across Gujarat in the next 10 days in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to expand such connections, said Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi.

The PM had held a meeting via video conference on Friday with chief ministers of states and lieutenant governors of Union Territories regarding the supply situation of petrol, diesel, gas, fertilizers, and food grains in the current global scenario, Sanghavi said.

Following his guidance, a high-level meeting was held on Saturday in Gandhinagar under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to review the stock, distribution system, and availability of petrol, diesel, gas, and other essential commodities in the state, Sanghavi said at a press conference here.

"Following the Prime Minister's appeal to expand PNG connections, Gujarat has taken up the work on a war footing. The target is to deliver over 50,000 PNG connections across the state within the next 10 days. In the last 10 days, more than 12,000 new PNG connections and over 300 new commercial PNG connections have been provided," Sanghavi added.

There is currently adequate supply of essential commodities such as gas, petrol, diesel, and fertilizers across the state, Sanghavi added.

In the meeting, the CM instructed all departments to work in coordination to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential goods to the people, the Deputy CM said.