The Hydrocarbon vision 2030 for North East India (vision document), released by MoP&NG proposes detailed plan for Natural gas infrastructure development in North-East. The states covered in the vision document include Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. M/s Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL), a Joint Venture of IOCL, ONGC, IGGL, OIL and NRL, is in the process of implementing the North East Gas Grid (NEGG) with a vision to connect all the eight (08) north eastern state capitals and major consumption centers in the region. The NEGG will be connected to National gas grid at Guwahati through Barauni-Guwahati pipeline (already under execution by M/s GAIL). M/s IGGL has awarded M/s MECON Limited Project Management Consultancy (PMC) services for North-East Gas Grid pipeline Project. M/s IGGL intends to lay pipeline alongwith terminal works for section 3, 5 & 9 which consist of 18” NB x 112.175 Km (approx.) mainline from Silchar (IP-2) to Panisagar, 12” NB x 117.886 Km. (approx.) mainline from Panisagar to Agartala along with 12” x 3.596 Km (approx.) spurline from Kubal gas field in the state of Assam and Tripura. The brief scope of work includes supply of materials (other than free issue), pipe laying work including but not limited to Construction Management, HSE & Quality Management, Survey, ROU management, clearing of ROU, grading, stringing, bending, welding (Manual / Semi-automatic/ Automatic), trenching, joint coating, lowering, crossings, crossings by HDD (wherever specified), Tie-ins, NDT and destructive testing, backfilling, laying of pipeline along-with OFC & HDPE ducts, TCP works, site restoration, hydro-testing, dewatering, swabbing, drying, nitrogen purging (as applicable), pre-commissioning, commissioning and Gas-in of pipeline including construction / installation of related facilities like scraper launching / receiving facilities and piping works at dispatch / receiving terminals, I.P. Stations and piping works at Sectionalizing valve stations, Tap-off station & Injection points etc. including associated Mechanical, Cathodic protection, Corrosion monitoring works, Electrical works, Telecom works, Fire fighting works, Instrumentation, Civil works (including boundary wall and building works), Architectural and Structural works at all stations and Pipeline Information Management system. The scope of work has been divided into 3 sections: Section 3, 5 & 9. M/s. LIKHITHA INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED has been awarded for Section -5 Mainline 117.886 KM. & Section – 9 Spurline 3.596 KM. Scope of Pipeline Section-5 includes: From Dispatch Terminal at Panisagar (Ch. 0.000 Km) to Receiving Terminal at Agartala (Ch117.886 Km) including one (01) Dispatch Terminal (excluding Terminal works), six (06) SV stations, one (01) Injection point & one (01) Receiving Terminal. Scope of Pipeline Section-9 includes: From Injection point at Ch. 9.450 km. to dispatch Facilities at Khubal field (Ch. 3.596 Km) including one (01) dispatch station.
