Centre has recently issued land acquisition notifications to Purba Medinipur and Cooch Behar in Bengal for development of GAIL’s ongoing projects of Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL) and a spur pipeline as well as the Barauni-Guwahati Natural Gas Pipeline (BGPL), respectively. The project will ensure supply of natural gas to the industrial, commercial, domestic, and transport sectors in five states — Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha; and has been provided a viability gap funding in the form of a grant for 40 percent of the estimated capital cost of Rs 12,940 crore.

The Indian government has issued notices for acquisition of land in two regions of Bengal for the development of two gas pipeline projects. Land has been sought in Purba Medinipur for the Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL) and a spur pipeline, and in Cooch Behar for the Barauni – Guwahati Natural Gas Pipeline (BGPL). The project will ensure supply of natural gas to the industrial, commercial, domestic and transport sectors in five states — Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha. The land owners will get 21 days to file any objection; thereafter GAIL, which will construct the pipeline, will start the acquisition process.

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The JHBDPL natural gas pipeline will connect the eastern parts of India with the national gas transmission network and land would be acquired at Barabari, Chaulkhola, Shovarampur, Barbajitpur and Kismat Shibramnagar in Purba Medinipur. The 729 km-long Barauni-Guwahati pipeline in Cooch Behar will link the seven north-eastern states to the national gas grid via JHBDPL and land would be acquired at the Falimari, Chhat Bara Chowki, Kankanguri, Gopalpur, Nata Bari, Chhoto Simulguri, Dhalpal, Bararangras and Kalarayerkuthi villages. The Centre has approved viability gap funding in the form of a grant for 40 percent of the estimated capital cost of Rs 12,940 crore.