Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline

Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Infrastructure

In news 

• The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Kochi-Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the nation on January 5 at 11 am via video conferencing.

Key Highlights

• The 450-km pipeline has been built by GAIL (India) Ltd
• It has transportation capacity of 12 million standard cubic metres per day
• It will carry natural gas from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) regassification terminal at Kochi to Mangaluru
• Laying of the pipeline was an engineering challenge as the route of the pipeline necessitated it to cross water bodies at more than 100 locations. This was done through a special technique called horizontal directional drilling method.
• The pipeline will supply environment friendly and affordable fuel to  households, transportation sector and to commercial and industrial units across the districts along the pipeline.