22 CNG Stations commissioned till date to refuel the vehicles with clean fuel in Garden City
Bengaluru, 13 December, 2020: A new CNG ( Compressed Natural Gas) Station adds further impetus to the building of eco friendly mobility network in the Garden City. GAIL Gas Limited, a City Gas Distribution Company comissioned the CNG Sale at their 6th Company Owned and Company Operated outlet on Saturday i.e 12th of December, 2020 situated at Sy No. 76, ITI ‘B’ Arrea at KR Puram.
CNG Outlet was inaugurated by Tarun Kapoor (IAS), Secreatary, Ministry of Petroleum and NAtural Gas , in the presence of E S Ranganathan, Director (Marketing) GAIL (India) Limited, P. Murgesan, ED Southern Region GAIL (India) Limited Vivek Wathodkar, Chief General Manager & Officer- In Charge Bengaluru, GAIL Gas Limited along with other officials of GAIL & GAIL Gas.
The CNG Retail outlet is 22nd Station of GAIL Gas network in Bengaluru. The CNG Station has the capacity to refuel CNG ina round 7200 autos, cars & Light Commercial vehicles and around 200 heavy duty vehicles like buses in a dday. It will be operational round the clock to facilitate the availability of Green Fuel for the city dwellers.
The 21 other CNG Stations already operational in the city are located in Laggere, Sungadakatte, Jigani, Hardware Technology Park (Off new Airport access Road from Hennur), Peenya, Bommasandra Industrial Area, Agara, Bhadrappa Layout (Near Hebbal), Sarjapur Road, Hunsamaranahalli (New Airport Road), KIADB IT Park (Kondenahalli), Kattigenahalli (Reva University), Vidyaranyapura, Bannerghatta Road (after NICE Road), Anekal, Honnenahalli (Doddaballapur Road), Devanahalli town, Machohalli (Magadi Road), Dodaballapur Near RL Jalappa College, Hosakote, Dommasandra. In order to increase the availability of CNG across Bengaluru, GAIL Gas plans to commence business in 18 more CNG Stations by November, 2020 located at Bommasandra (NH), Mahadevpura, Sarjapur Village, Heggondanahalli Village, Goravigere, Pantharapalya Ring Road, Kengeri, Hoskote Village, Yelachahalli Village, Bidarahalli, Thanisandra, Chikkabidarakallu Jindal Nagar, Arishinakunte, Sondekoppa circle Nelamangala, Herohally village (Magadi Road), Tavarekere (Magadi Road), Avalahalli Village-Yelahanka, Kadathanamale – Dodaballapur Road.
In addition to above 16 more CNG stations are ready the commercial operation of whichwill start by Jan-2020. GAIL Gas also has ambitious plans of adding a further 35 CNG Stations in the coming financial year which will take the total number of CNG Stations in the city to 73. With the commissioning of CNG Stations Bengaluru will join the big league of CNG driven cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Indore, Agra etc.
CNG is a new age fuel which scores high as much on its green credentials as for its affordability. On the pollution front, CNG is the most benign of fossil fuels with the least carbon foot print of all. C02 emissions are lesser in CNG by about 27%, CO emissions by about 84%, NOx emissions by about 58% and Particulate Matter(PM) emissions CNG by about 97%. While CO2, CO and NOx adversely impact the environment, PM emissions is one of the leading causes of air pollution related illnesses in big cities such as Bengaluru.
On the affordability front, running cost of a CNG Auto is about Rs. 1 /Km compared to Rs. 2/Km on Auto LPG, resulting in savings of about 50%. Running cost of a CNG Car is about Rs. 2.35/Km compared to Rs. 4.35/Km on Diesel, resulting in savings of about 46%. In the case of CNG buses the savings is around 30%. CNG is therefore a cheaper and socially responsible alternative to conventional fuels. says release.
