Auto gas station in twin cities soon
Source: HDMC Website
The first LPG auto gas dispensing station (ALDS) in the twin-cities will be ready for commissioning in two months.
Taking the lead in this regard is the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPC), which is setting up the first ALDS in Hubli. "The ALDS would be ready by January or February," an HPC official informed, adding that the next such facility would be established at Dharwad.
The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has also set its sights on a prime location to set up its first auto fuel-dispensing centre in the city, which it plans to set up by April 2007.
It has begun hectic efforts to secure centrally-located spots. Last week, senior IOC officials from Belgaum and Hubli met and held discussions with Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) commissioner P Manivannan and sought his help in finding such prime plots.
Endorsing his dialogues with IOC officials, Manivannan said: "The HDMC is keen on promoting LPG auto fuel stations in Hubli-Dharwad, in view of the high pollution levels recorded in the twin-cities. But we are not sure whether we have such prime lands in the heart of the city. However, I have directed my officials to find out and report and that may take one or two weeks."
Moved by the initiative' taken by oil companies, Sunil Nalvade, a resident, said: "When all major cities are switching to LPG, why should Hubli-Dharwad be left behind? Taking into consideration the pollution level in the city and that CNG is still a distant possibility, we have no option but to fall back on LPG."
Supporting his views, State Pollution Control board officials said auto gas units would facilitate installation of the required conversion kits in vehicles on a large scale.
Hubli-Dharwad already has over 10,000 private cars and auto rickshaws that run
on LPG and the setting up of auto gas stations may see a ten-fold increase in such cars.
Highlighting the significance of auto LPG stations, S R Kulkarni, an IOC officer, said LPG, which is commonly referred to as the "green fuel", reduces air pollution to a great extent because of its lead-free characteristic.
Moreover, he said auto LPG gas is very cost-effective as it operates at one-third the cost of conventional fuel and is increasingly becoming popular with automobile owners.
The saving for vehicles running on auto gas works out to around 40 per cent, he said. While one litre of autogas is priced ataround Rs 25, the same quantity of petrol is around Rs 57.
"The consumption of LPG is approximately 10 per cent more than petrol to obtain equivalent mileage," he added
Source: HDMC Website
The first LPG auto gas dispensing station (ALDS) in the twin-cities will be ready for commissioning in two months.
Taking the lead in this regard is the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPC), which is setting up the first ALDS in Hubli. "The ALDS would be ready by January or February," an HPC official informed, adding that the next such facility would be established at Dharwad.
The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has also set its sights on a prime location to set up its first auto fuel-dispensing centre in the city, which it plans to set up by April 2007.
It has begun hectic efforts to secure centrally-located spots. Last week, senior IOC officials from Belgaum and Hubli met and held discussions with Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) commissioner P Manivannan and sought his help in finding such prime plots.
Endorsing his dialogues with IOC officials, Manivannan said: "The HDMC is keen on promoting LPG auto fuel stations in Hubli-Dharwad, in view of the high pollution levels recorded in the twin-cities. But we are not sure whether we have such prime lands in the heart of the city. However, I have directed my officials to find out and report and that may take one or two weeks."
Moved by the initiative' taken by oil companies, Sunil Nalvade, a resident, said: "When all major cities are switching to LPG, why should Hubli-Dharwad be left behind? Taking into consideration the pollution level in the city and that CNG is still a distant possibility, we have no option but to fall back on LPG."
Supporting his views, State Pollution Control board officials said auto gas units would facilitate installation of the required conversion kits in vehicles on a large scale.
Hubli-Dharwad already has over 10,000 private cars and auto rickshaws that run
on LPG and the setting up of auto gas stations may see a ten-fold increase in such cars.
Highlighting the significance of auto LPG stations, S R Kulkarni, an IOC officer, said LPG, which is commonly referred to as the "green fuel", reduces air pollution to a great extent because of its lead-free characteristic.
Moreover, he said auto LPG gas is very cost-effective as it operates at one-third the cost of conventional fuel and is increasingly becoming popular with automobile owners.
The saving for vehicles running on auto gas works out to around 40 per cent, he said. While one litre of autogas is priced ataround Rs 25, the same quantity of petrol is around Rs 57.
"The consumption of LPG is approximately 10 per cent more than petrol to obtain equivalent mileage," he added
4 comments:
Hi,
Is there a Auto LPG Gas Station available in Hubli ?
Hi does anybody has the information about the availability of Auto LPG Gas Stations in Shimoga,Bhadravati,Gokarna,Karwar,Goa.............?
Please help to share this information.
Thanx in advance,
indianestateguru@gmail.com
Check the IOC outlet in Shimoga
autogas filling station is available in bellary or not
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