Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday inaugurated eastern India's first compressed natural gas (CNG) stations at Chandrasekharpur and Patia in the city to supply CNG to vehicles. He also launched CNG-run scooters and auto-rickshaws.
Pradhan said the environment-friendly fuel will help in reducing air pollution. "While many cities of the country are suffering due to transportation pollution, CNG will be a smart fuel for the capital city," he said while inaugurating the CNG stations.
He said CNG connection is the New Year gift for Odisha. "We had announced to provide cooking gas to households in Bhubaneswar through pipeline.
We kept our promises and started it in the city. Now we introduced CNG in the state. It will bring positive change in the lives of people," he said.
He said a CNG-run scooter can run 80 km per one kg of this fuel. An auto-rickshaw can show a mileage of 60 km per 1 kg of CNG. A person can save 30 to 40 per cent of his/her oil expenses every month, he added.
Pradhan said two more stations will be ready soon at Khandagiri and Tamando area. "We are planning to build 15 similar stations in Bhubaneswar and 10 others at Cuttack in a phased manner to promote the use of CNG," he added.
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