Question

Which among the following statements are true about 'Urja Ganga' project?

1. It is a gas pipe line project

2. It was launched October 2016

3. It runs from Iran to India

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Only 2 and 3 are correct
2. Only 1 and 2 are correct
3. Only 1 and 3 are correct
4. All 1, 2 and 3 are correct

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Only 1 and 2 are correct

The correct answer is Only 1 and 2 are correct.

• It is a natural gas and crude oil project in India. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• It was launched on 4 October 2016. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
• It runs from Dobhi in Bihar to Durgapur in West Bengal. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect. 

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• Under this project, the Government has taken various policy initiatives to increase the domestic production of crude oil and natural gas which include: 
  • ​New Domestic Natural Gas Pricing Guidelines-2014
  • Discovered Small Field Policy
  • Setting up of National Data Repository
  • Policy framework for exploration and exploitation of Unconventional Hydrocarbons under existing Production Sharing Contracts, Coal Bed Methane contracts, and Nomination fields
• ​GAIL is executing the Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL) of length 2,655 km and Barauni-Guwahati Pipeline of length 729 km under Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project to connect Eastern India.
• The total length of the pipeline under the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project is approx. 3,384 km, out of which 766 km of pipeline is in Odisha state and the balance 2,618 km is in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Assam.
• At present, the pipeline has been commissioned up to Barauni in Bihar.