Drivers prefer economical, easy to fill CNG autos
Shorter refuelling time, coupled with economic and environmental benefits, the compressed natural gas (CNG) is emerging as the choicest fuel among auto-rickshaw drivers in the city.
Shorter refuelling time, coupled with economic and environmental benefits, the compressed natural gas (CNG) is emerging as the choicest fuel among auto-rickshaw drivers in the city.
State's pollution control authorities have slapped Rs 10 lakh fine as bank guarantee against a multinational oil & natural gas giant operating here for 20 years for causing extensive contamination of the Kunur rivulet, the prime source of irrigation for dozens of villages in Kanksa and Laudoha blocks here.
Two contractual labourers died during the exploration of coal bed methane gas by a multinational oil & gas giant beside a small river about 10 km from Durgapur town this morning.
A 45-year-old man received minor injuries after a CNG tank of a truck blasted during gas filling at a petrol pump in South-West Delhi’s Najafgarh, police said on Wednesday.
Motorists struggling in queues for refilling CNG in their vehicles are likely to get some relief soon. A CNG station is expected to be functional in the next two to three months that would help in easing some pressure on them.
Demanding the immediate roll back of the CNG and PNG price hike, ex-MLA Bhardwaj said that auto-rickshaw was the preferred mode of transport for most people in Delhi in the absence of a robust public transport system.
Gas distributors have been periodically raising prices since October last year when domestic as well as international gas prices started to climb.
Commercial exploration of Shale gas is all set to be a socio-economic game changer in the Durgapur-Asansol industrial region in the days to come.
The objective behind the ride was to spread awareness to switch towards environment-friendly ways of commuting, to keep the atmosphere clean and healthier.
Petrol in the national capital crossed the Rs 105 mark yesterday, whereas, in Mumbai, it has surpassed Rs 120.
