Tripura govt may set up chemical hub

AGARTALA: The Tripura government is considering to set up a chemical hub in view of the huge availability of natural gas, Gail India chairman and managing director U D Chaubey said on Thursday.

The government is exploring the possibility of setting up such a hub in the Baramura hills or in adjacent areas in West Tripura district because gas was available in abundance, Chaubey quoted Chief Minister Manik Sarkar as having said during a meeting yesterday.

The Gail chairman said that Tripura was also looking for a suitable consultancy firm that could provide guidance for the chemical hub project.

Besides ONGC, Gail too has begun exploration for natural gas in the state.

Chaubey came here yesterday in connection with the launch of a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling station for small vehicles which was inaugurated by the chief minister last night at Badharghat, near here.

Tripura became the first state in eastern India to use CNG, Chaubey said, adding that GAIL has commissioned a project to supply CNG to an estimated 20,000 vehicles initially.