BIZ-ONGC-TRISHNAGAS-CLEARANCE

The state-owned ONGC Tripura

Asset would soon start extracting natural gas from Trishna

Wildlife Sanctuary in Belonia subdivision of Gomati district

following National Wildlife Board's clearance of its proposal,

a top official said Saturday.

We have discovered 10-12 gas bearing wells long back

in Trishna Wildlife sanctuary. As the gas bearing zones are in

the wildlife sanctuary, we needed permission from the National

Wildlife Board.

The National Wildlife Board, following recommendations

from the state Wildlife Board, has cleared the project on

Thursday," Gautam Kumar Singha Roy, Asset Manager of ONGC

Tripura Asset told reporters here.

He said that after the state Wildlife Board sanctioned

the project on September 17, the state government had taken up

the issue with National Wildlife Board.

He said ONGC has already began laying the pipeline and

the entire process would be completed shortly.

The gas extracted from Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary

would be transported to the North Eastern Electric Power

Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO) owned 100 MW gas-based thermal power

project at Monarchak in Sonamura subdivision of Sipahijala

district.

The official said that the ONGC Tripura Asset has

completed the exploration target for 2018-19 three months

ahead of schedule.

"Our exploration target of 19 wells was completed by

December itself and six more wells would be explored in the

remaining three months of the current financial year," Singha

Roy said adding that ONGC has augmented 10 lakh standard cubic

metres gas this year compared to the last year, which was a

record.

Singha Roy said that 50 per cent geographical area of

the state still remains to be explored and it would be a great

achievement if gas is discovered in even 10 per cent area.

He said the Tripura unit of ONGC would provide Rs 25

crore to the state government for carrying out Swacch Bharat

Abhiyan.