Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL) has achieved about 45 per cent physical progress on the 119 km Mizoram-Tripura section under the North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid Project. Besides, it is expected to be completed by December 2027.
The pipeline would originate from Panisagar Receiving Terminal in Tripura connecting Kanhmun, Zawlnuam, Kawrthah, Tuidam and Darlak with Mamit in Mizoram.
The North-East natural gas pipeline grid involves development, operation and maintenance (O&M) of a natural gas pipeline connecting eight states viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura at an investment of Rs 100 billion. It is being implemented by IGGL, a joint venture (JV) company of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), GAIL (India) Limited, Oil India Limited (OIL) and Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL).