Agartala Aug 3: Tripura Natural Gas Company Limited (TNGCL) on Wednesday announced that Natural Gas supply to the industries and CNG stations would remain suspended for 72 hours starting from 6 am on August 8.

According to TNGCL, it would be a planned shutdown for repairing works in the part of the supplier GAIL (India) Ltd.

In a press statement, Managing Director of TNGCL- A Anbarasan said, Gail India Ltd has decided on a planned shutdown from 6 am on August 8 to 6 am on August 11 – total 72 hours – in its Anand Nagar to NEEPCO 12-inch x 15 Km pipeline to replace it with a new pipeline of approx 300 meters for crossing the Howrah River. As a result, there will be no supply of Gas in the Khayerpur Offtake Point and IGC, NEEPCO Offtake point of TNGCL.

Due to the non-availability of adequate supply and pressure of the gas, CNG supply in Agartala, West Tripura, Khowai, Sepahijala and Gomati District shall not be available during the shutdown period, the press release said.

“However, TNGCL shall put all efforts to maintain the PNG supply in Agartala City Network during the shutdown period”, the press statement read.