Dabhol–Bangalore Natural Gas Pipeline

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 Asia Gas Partnership Summit (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$630 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.[3]

Dabhol-Bangalore Natural Gas Pipeline
ದಾಬೊಲ್-ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನೆಚುರಲ ಗ್ಯಾಸ್ ಪೈಪ್ಲೈನ್
दाभोळ-बंगलौर नेचुरल गैस पाइपलाइन
Location
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra and Karnataka
General directionNorth to South
FromDabhol, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
Passes throughBelgaum, Dharwad, Gadag, Bellary, Davanagere, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Ramanagaram, Bengaluru Rural and Bengaluru Urban districts.[1]
ToBangalore, Karnataka
Runs alongside18 National Highways, 382 other road crossings, 20 railway crossings, 83 cased crossings, 11 major river crossings and 276 water bodies.[1]
General information
TypeGas Pipeline
OwnerGas Authority of India Limited
OperatorGas Authority of India Limited
ContractorsVarious
Construction started2011
Commissioned3 December 2013
Technical information
Length1,386 km (861 mi)
Maximum discharge16×106 m3/d at ~1 atm[2]

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.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Prime Minister dedicated GAIL India Ltd's 1000 km Dabhol-Bangalore Natural Gas Pipeline to Nation". Jagranjosh.com. 4 December 2013.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 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.
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