CM Yogi inaugurates 13 oxygen plants, PNG service in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday, inaugurated Torrent company’s Piped Natural Gas (PNG) at Khanimpur in Gorakhpur and also 13 oxygen plants in the state given by the company. He inaugurated city gas station in Khanimpur, 8 CNG station and industrial connection at Parag milk dairy and also distributed registered certificate of PNG service among five women consumers on the occasion.
In the evening, CM Yogi reached Khanimpur and took complete information about PNG service from Torrent company officials and gave instructions for speedy work for PNG supply in Kushinaagr and Santkabir Nagar. Gorakhpur has become the first district of Purvanchal to have PNG service now.
Speaking on the occasion, CM Yogi said the PNG is inexpensive and safe option in comparison to LPG as the meter will show the consumption of gas and the theft of gas in the cylinder will be ruled out. The gas consumption will reduce by around 35-40% in kitchen with PNG in comparison to LPG, he said.
“PNG is inexpensive and a safe option. PM Modi gave free connection in the country and now cooking gas will reach to the kitchen on the lines of water supply and by the month of March 10,000 families will get Torrent PNG connection in Gorakhpur. It is not only a cheaper alternative to LPG but to also to petrol/diesel and is also pollution free environment friendly,” said the CM.
“During second wave of Covid we saw the importance of oxygen plant. Many people took advantage of it and started black marketing of oxygen cylinders. PM Modi has given us 127 oxygen plants and in total 547 oxygen plants will be operational in UP of which 490 plants are ready including 13 Torrent oxygen plants. In the coming time oxygen will be produced from atmosphere,” CM Yogi said.
The chief minister thanked Torrent company and the company officials told that the 13 oxygen plants of the company are in Azamgarh, Mau, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Kanpur Dehat, Sant Kabir Nagar, Muradabad, Basti, Barabanki, Kushinagar and 3 plants in Agra district.
The director of Torrent Gas company Jinal Mehta said that the company plans to invest Rs 3,300 crore in UP till 2026 and among which Rs 1,800 crore will be invested in East UP region including Gorakhpur. It will create 3,000 direct and indirect job opportunities, he said.