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Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) has taken up a new project worth Tk 2.13 billion (213 crore) to set up new gas lines at Sitakunda and Mirerswari for the industrial zones in Chattogram. The new lines of KGDCL will supply gas to all industries at Sitakunda and Mirerswari, said sources.
According to the sources, KGDCL has already set up a 17 km pipeline under the project named "Construction of Gas Pipelines for MEZ". The gas line is ready for supply of gas to MEZ now.
Primarily, the demand for gas at the MEZ is 500 million cft. But, later the demand will rise to 750 million cft after starting all industries there. Of the total demand, the MEZ will use a total of 40 million cft gas for production of power.
Officials of KGDCL said, there is a 16-inch diameter pipeline for the MEZ which will supply 200 million cft gas per day.
The new project is a waiting approval of the power and mineral resources ministry and ECNEC, sources said.
Sources also said, there is no gas line of KGDCL from Sitakunda to Barierhat under Mirerswari. Besides, the old gas line which covered the Foujdarhat area under Sitakunda has the diameter of only 10 inches. The old gas line cannot meet the demand of THE EXISTING industries in the area. Moreover, many industries are going to be set up in the area. One corporate house has taken a step to set up a private industrial zone at Barierhat. The KGDCL has taken the step to set up the new gas line to meet the demand of the new industries there.
General Manager (Engineering) of KGDCL Engineer Sarwar Hossain said, "Our new project to set up new gas line with 20 inch diameter and 60 km length at Sitakunda and Mirerswari upazila for the industrial zones of the area in Chattogram has got approval from Petrobangla. The project papers have already been sent to the ministry and we are waiting for approval of the ministry and particularly the office of Prime Minister for implementation of the project."
"As we proposed to complete the project with our own funding, the project need not approval of planning ministry. After getting the approval of the office of Prime Minister, we will start implementation of the project soon," he said.
He added that the new project would meet the demand from future industries at the MEZ and at Sitakunda and Mirerswari.