By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: Union PNG-Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday
inaugurated a commercial #HCNG production plant and dispensing station in Delhi . This is a momentous occasion and a historic development in our efforts of combating vehicular pollution and finding green pathways for a sustainable future.
“I am glad that Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. has once again risen to the occasion and has developed an innovative & compact reforming technology for production of 4 tonnes per day hydrogen-mixed CNG.Also, compliment Indraprastha Gas Limited for setting up a dispensing station to refuel #HCNG from this station,” Union Minister said.
“We are working assiduously to make our cities pollution-free and also ensure greater quality of life for our citizens. More than 4 lakh crore investment is already underway to transform India into a gas-based economy.Union Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji is committed to usher in a clean energy future that has minimal impact on the environment. The steps taken today, including trial of #HCNG on 50 buses will be a major breakthrough in India’s journey towards hydrogen economy.Providing clean and reliable energy supplies to meet the needs of 130 crore plus Indians is the top most priority of the Government. I am sure that India will emerge as a winner in developing solutions the world would admire for the decades ahead,” Pradhan said.