Forum rues shortage of CNG for vehicles in Mangaluru

The Dakshina Kannada district CNG Consumers Forum on Saturday said consumers of compressed natural gas (CNG) for their vehicles were bogged down by the shortage of fuel because of lack of infrastructu

The Dakshina Kannada district CNG Consumers Forum on Saturday said consumers of compressed natural gas (CNG) for their vehicles were bogged down by the shortage of fuel because of lack of infrastructure at dispensation stations.

Forum founding president Srinath told reporters here that GAIL Gas Ltd. had commenced CNG supply to vehicles after completion of the Kochi–Mangaluru pipeline. CNG was made available at existing fuel stations of public sector oil marketing companies at Kavoor, Adyar, and Surathkal.

However, except Kavoor, CNG was not being sold in other stations because of lack of infrastructure. Many people had switched over to CNG as it was cheaper than petrol and diesel and many were going for retro-fitment of CNG kits.