India, July 28 -- Residents of Parsvnath Exotica, a group housing society in Sector 53, Golf Course Road, Gurugram, held a silent protest on Sunday morning to protest against the proposed construction of a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) adjacent to their condominium.

Exotica Condominium Owners Association (ECOA), which spearheaded the protest held by around 150 residents, said that the distance of the proposed site from the residential complex is around 25 metres which will pose serious safety hazards such as fire, and explosion and also impact the local environment as a large number grown up trees have come up over the proposed site.

Ashok Singhal, president of ECOA said that setting up a CNG station close to a densely populated resident...