Sources revealed that the new gas station, which was built on land allotted by the State government would commence operations by December this year. Owned by Bhagyanagar Gas Limited (BGL), representatives from the company reportedly have urged the State Government for allotment of an additional 2,000 square metres of land near Secunderabad. The location, at Monda Market would be utililsed to set up a City Central Station. In this connection, the United Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) committee is likely to inspect the site shortly, since the land is currently under the Agriculture Market Committee.

The company will supply the CNG to various parts of the city through gas pipelines from the City Central Station. While permission for laying around 170 km pipes has already been sought, the company sought permission for laying an additional170 kms of gas pipeline from Shameerpet to various parts of the city. Meanwhile the concerned District collectors have been asked to look into the issue.

The BGL informed that as many as 12 more new filling stations would be established by March 2010, while the APSRTC would be asked to come up with an action plan to convert its fleet into the CNG mode.

The Transport Department has already taken up the issue with concerned agencies about the standardisation of CNG kits.

Company officials noted that in the first phase from Shameerpet to Hyderabad via Medchal Depot, the company would be able to give connectivity to Medchal by March 2010.

The company is also proposing to set up a Booster Station Facility at Hakeempet Depot, to be commissioned around March next. In this regard, they have urged the APSRTC for induction of CNG buses at Hakeempet by March 2010.

As far as the other depots are concerned, connectivity would be made as the pipelines progresses from Sikh Village towards Hyderabad and the pipelines would be laid to cover all the RTC depot in the Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

Meanwhile, the gas company requested the APSRTC to provide lay out drawings of Medchal, Cantonment and Hakeempet Depots as RTC is preparing to procure and induct CNG buses for above three depots.