New Delhi, May 21 -- The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNRGB) has called for setting up emergency response centres (ERC) across petroleum marketing terminals and oil and gas pipeline hubs for dealing with fire emergencies.

The regulator has proposed setting up ERCs at 12 locations including near refineries and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the first phase. The locations include Panipat, Kandla, Ennore, Paradip and Visakhapatnam, according to a concept note released by the regulator.

India currently has fire-fighting arrangements which are predominantly managed independently by individual entities. ERC is an alternative model where services and response mechanism are centralized.

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