Bathinda-Srinagar gas pipeline stuck in political quagmire

Haryana Govt yet to accord clearance to the Rs 880-crore project The 750-km-long gas pipeline between Bathinda and Srinagar via Jammu has been hanging fire following “political and administrative differences” between the J&K and Haryana Governments. The BJP-led Haryana Government is yet to accord clearance to the project, which has great importance for the hilly and mountainous Jammu and Kashmir. The Rs 880-crore project was envisaged to connect J&K with the National Gas Grid through a pipeline and ultimately link individual households with gas stations through a network of supply…

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