Mysuru: Mysuru – Kodagu Member of Parliament Prathap Simha performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed domestic piped natural gas project (PNG pipeline) at Vijayanagar 1st Stage here on Thursday July 14. A 15-km-long pipeline route will be laid at an estimated cost of Rs. 20 Crore in Vijayanagara.
Speaking on the occasion, Simha announced that phase I of the project will be completed before the Mysuru Dasara festival and it will be a festival gift for the people of the Heritage City.
MP said, “A 15-km-long pipeline route will be laid. Phase I of the project is being implemented in the three residential areas namely Vijayanagara, Kuvempunagara, and Mahadeshwara Layout. The roads dug up for the pipeline will be repaired immediately. On completion of the pipeline work, houses will be provided with connections. Across the City, 23000 house owners have registered for the connection. It is the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide piped gas connection in Mysuru and across the country.”
Chamaraja Constituency MLA L. Nagendra, Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy and others were present.
