India, March 28 -- The construction of a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) station by GAIL in Kanan Vihar area of Bhubaneswar has been stopped following complaints about its proximity to residential areas.

The Khurda district administration intervened after it was found that GAIL was carrying out the construction without obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC). Khurda Collector Chanchal Rana informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the work was being done illegally, posing a potential threat to the locals.

While GAIL has been directed to stop construction work until further orders, a show-cause notice has been issued to the state-owned energy corporation to explain why legal action should not be taken f...