Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Jan. 6 -- : Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that the commissioning of the GAIL liquid natural gas (LNG) pipeline was a fulfilment of the promise made by the state government to the people.
He was speaking during the virtual inauguration ceremony of the Rs 3,000 crore Kochi-Mangalore LNG pipeline project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi held yesterday. In his address, the CM said, "The government overcame all obstacles of the project by addressing the legitimate concerns of the people," and recalled that in 2014, GAIL had suspended all work on the pipeline due to several issues that cropped up.
"Of the 450 km long Kochi-Mangalore pipeline, 414 km is in Kerala. It is natural for people to f...