1st phase of PNG project will be completed by Dasara: MP

Mysuru: Mysuru MP Prathap Simha on Thursday announced that Phase I of the piped gas project in the city will be completed by Dasara and it will be a festival gift for the city.
He was speaking after performing the ground breaking ceremony for the proposed domestic piped natural gas project (PNG ) in Vijay Nagar I Stage of the city on Thursday.
In Vijayanagar I stage, 15km long pipeline route will be laid at an estimated cost of Rs 20 crore.
Phase I of the project is being implemented in the three wards of the city.
Initially there was a misconception about the pipeline works which is resolved now. The roads dug for the pipeline will be repaired immediately. After pipeline work is completed, houses will be provided with connections. Chamarajanagar will be developed into a model constituency, he said.
It is the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide piped gas connection, he said.
He also asked the authorities to ensure that the project is implemented on time.
According to the company representatives, the works of Phase I will be completed in two months.
“In Phase I, we will cover three wards in the city i.e.Vijayanagar, Kuvempunagar, and Basaveshwarnagar. In Vijayanagar over 2,000 house owners registered for the connection which is 1,200 in Kuvempunagar, and around 3,000 in Basaveshwarnagar. Across the Mysuru city 23,000 house owners have registered for the connection,” said the MP.
MLA L Nagendra was present.