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Salt Lake’s First Exclusive CNG Station Nears Opening
Salt Lake is getting its first CNG station that only sells CNG.
It is being built near City Centre in DD Block.
The station is almost ready, but it still needs some government permission and safety checks.
Trees near the entrance also need to be dealt with.
The station will be called “Devi” and will be run by women.
Drivers hope it will reduce the long lines at the few existing CNG outlets.
The company says it wants to increase its stations from 49 to 100 by 2029.
Workers are also laying underground pipes to send natural gas to homes.
This home gas service is expected to start next year.
The new exclusive CNG station at DD 12 is awaiting a Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation licence, tree clearance and dispenser calibration.
Bengal Gas Company Limited says the station’s internal work is complete and operations could begin once remaining formalities finish.
The station, named “Devi,” will be Bengal Gas’s first all-woman CNG outlet and will operate until 10pm.
Salt Lake currently has limited CNG access, creating long queues and frequent shortages for autos, buses and app cabs.
Underground pipelines are being laid to supply homes with piped natural gas, with service expected to begin next year.
- Who
- Bengal Gas Company Limited is building the station, while local CNG users include auto drivers, bus operators and app-cab drivers.
- What
- An exclusive CNG station is nearing opening, alongside plans for a wider piped natural gas network.
- Where
- The station is at DD 12 in Salt Lake, Kolkata, near City Centre; underground pipelines are being laid between several Salt Lake blocks.
- When
- The station could open after licensing, clearance and calibration are completed; household piped-gas service is expected next year, and the company targets 100 stations by 2029.
- Why
- The station is intended to meet strong CNG demand and reduce long queues and shortages, while pipelines will provide households with a continuous gas supply.
Expansion and access
Reliability and readiness
Opening the DD Block station
Expansion and access
Bengal Gas Company Limited says internal work is complete and the station can begin operating once the remaining licence, clearance and calibration requirements are finished.
Reliability and readiness
Drivers and residents still face uncertainty because the station has not opened and several formalities remain outstanding.
More stations versus dependable supply
Expansion and access
The company plans to increase its network from 49 to 100 stations by 2029 and is considering a station near the Karunamoyee bus terminus.
Reliability and readiness
Drivers say additional outlets will not solve the problem unless CNG flows reliably; existing stations can run out of gas within hours and have long queues.
CNG and household gas rollout
Expansion and access
Underground pipelines are presented as a safer and more affordable way to supply homes continuously, replacing deliveries of cylinders.
Reliability and readiness
A resident described installation costs of Rs 5,000–6,000 for piped gas and said rollout in one complex is still occurring in phases.
Key facts
- Station location
- DD 12, Salt Lake, along the pavement near ILS Hospitals and close to City Centre.
- Station name
- “Devi,” Bengal Gas Company Limited’s first all-woman station.
- Pending requirements
- A Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation licence, tree-related clearance and Legal Metrology calibration of the dispensers.
- Operating hours
- The station is planned to remain open until 10pm.
- Current network
- Bengal Gas Company Limited operates 49 CNG stations across its jurisdiction.
- Expansion target
- The company aims to operate 100 stations by 2029.
- Household gas plan
- Underground pipelines are expected to begin supplying piped natural gas to homes next year.
Quotes
Bengal Gas official
Official involved in the DD Block CNG station project
“All internal work is complete. The station is mainly awaiting a licence from Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) now.”
telegraphindia.com
“If the station has gas, there will be such a long queue that I have to wait 30 to 60 minutes. Gas could also finish while waiting.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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