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Union Minister Suresh Gopi Reviews Key Oil, Gas Pipeline Projects at High-Level Meeting in Coimbatore

SimpliCity News Team · 27 May 2026

Coimbatore: District Collector of Tirupur, officials from TIDCO, National Highways Authority of India, State Highways, GAIL, BPCL and district administration representatives participated in a high-level meeting chaired by Union Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Tourism Suresh Gopi to discuss key oil and gas pipeline projects in Tamil Nadu.

During the meeting held in Coimbatore, the Union Minister reviewed the progress and pending issues related to major oil and gas pipeline projects in the State, including the BPCL-operated Irugur–Devanagonthi Multi Product Pipeline project passing through Tirupur district, the Kochi–Koottanad–Bangalore–Mangalore Natural Gas Pipeline project of GAIL, and the CGD project of BPCL for Erode and Nilgiris districts.

According to official reports, the BPCL-operated Irugur–Devanagonthi Multi Product Pipeline (IDPL) project, with a revised project cost of around ₹1,732 crore, has achieved approximately 82.6% progress so far. Officials deliberated on key bottlenecks concerning the laying of a 64-km pipeline stretch within the existing Right of Use (RoU) area in Tirupur district. Issues related to pipeline laying along the Jalakandapuram Bypass Road under State Highways and along NH-844 were also discussed.

Matters relating to the handing over of land for a new pumping station under the IDPL project were also reviewed, and discussions were held on expeditious resolution of pending issues.

Further, during the review, BPCL requested approval from the Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project (TNRSP) for laying a steel pipeline from Erode city to Gobichettipalayam and sought allotment of government land for establishing LCNG/DRS/DCU stations in Erode and Nilgiris districts.

Meanwhile, GAIL presented the status of its Kochi–Koottanad–Bangalore–Mangalore Natural Gas Pipeline project, which involves a revised project cost of about ₹5,909 crore with physical progress of around 96.6%. It was informed that no major issues requiring intervention from the State Government are presently pending.

Responding to the advice of the Union Minister for expeditious resolution of bottlenecks to ensure timely completion of the projects, all stakeholders assured that necessary steps would be taken to resolve the pending issues and extended full cooperation for the smooth implementation of the projects.

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Union Minister Suresh Gopi Reviews Key Oil, Gas Pipeline Projects at High-Level Meeting in Coimbatore

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