GAIL (India) Ltd. has placed orders for 345 km of natural gas pipelaying work in eastern India, from Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh, to Dobhi, Bihar.
GAIL said JSIW Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. and IL&FS Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd. will handle the pipelaying of two sections simultaneously. Work will begin by the end of October and is expected to be complete by December 2018.
The work is part of the Jagadishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL), designed for 2,539 km across five states. JHBDPL is scheduled for completion in December 2020.