Vadodara Gas Company to offer 4,50,000 new gas connections

Vadodara, 7 December 2014

Bank of Baroda has approved Rs. 100 crore loan for gas supply by Vadodara Gas Company which is a joint venture of Vadodara Municipal Corporation and Gas Authority of India.

According to Municipal Commissioner, gas connection forms will be distributed from all branches of Bank of Baroda from 8 December. Each form will be priced at Rs. 20.

He said initial plan is to offer 4,50,000 new connections.

Vadodara Gas Company had prepared a detail project report for gas supply through pipe line in entire Vadodara city. This report was submitted before Bank of Baroda for loan purpose.

Vadodara Gas Company had planned to give connections to Karelibag area first.About 3,500 forms for this purpose are already distributed by VMC offices, of which about 2,000 forms have been filled up and submitted.

Vadodara Municipal Corporation supplies gas for home usage since 1972. However in recent years, the city has expanded its limits. Gas supply network is limited to very few areas of city at present. According to figures available, at present 75,000 houses are having gas connection while commercial connections are about 2,000.