PNG, CNG consumers to get uniform insurance cover
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : Piped natural gas customers -- both households, industry and CNG vehicle users – are likely to get uniform insurance cover against leaks and other accidents, following a recommendation by the Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). In a recent meeting with stakeholders, the regulator noted that it is imperative that piped natural gas (PNG) consumers should also be insured as in the case with liquid petroleum gas (LPG).
And along with domestic PNG consumers, commercial and industrial users of PNG and compressed natural gas (CNG) consumers should also be covered by insurance. The open house discussion was held on 20 December, amid recent instances of leakages and accidents. Although considered safer than LPG, sporadic instances of pipeline leaks in the case of PNG have also been reported.
In May this year, four people were injured in Mumbai due to a leakage caused in a PNG pipeline during an excavation work. In November last year, one person died and three others were injured in Palwal, Haryana due to a pipeline leakage and eventual explosion. CNG vehicles however report higher instances of such accidents.
Last month, a collision between an LPG and a CNG truck in Jaipur claimed eight lives and 41 people were injured. In October, a bus in Mumbai caught fire due to leakage of CNG from its fuel supply system. The minutes released on 1 January said that there was unanimous consensus on the need for "uniform insurance policy" in the city gas distribution or CGD sector.
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