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Agreement on CNG dispensation

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The raging CNG issue has forced these people to travel at the back of a Delhi transport corporation bus during the morning rush hour. More than 6,000 diesel run buses are off the road since the Supreme Court order on April 5. — AFP

NEW DELHI APRIL 10 . Amid continued shortage of buses on the Capital's roads and inadequate supply of CNG, the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, and the Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Ram Naik, today agreed to hasten the process of building a CNG dispensation infrastructure in the city.

A decision was taken to set up two committees _ one headed by the Lieutenant-Governor and the other by the Secretary, Union Ministry for Petroleum and Natural Gas _ to oversee its implementation. The Lieutenant-Governor would head the Land Allotment and Acquisition Committee which will have members from the Union Ministry for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Indraprastha Gas Limited, the Delhi Government and other related Ministries.

The Operational Committee would be headed by the Secretary, Union Ministry for Petroleum and Natural Gas, P. Chaturvedi, and will have members from IGL, the Delhi Government and other Ministries. It would look after day-to-day matters requiring Government intervention for weeding out impediments in the supply of CNG in Delhi.

During her meeting with Mr. Naik, Ms. Dikshit informed that shortage of buses was not a big problem, but it was low availability of the fuel which was a major cause for concern. Mr. Naik said IGL was preparing a development plan for augmenting a CNG-dispensing infrastructure. The Minister said he would initiate discussions with major political parties on the dual fuel policy issue.

For her part, the Chief Minister maintained that schools in the capital functioned normally today and there was no shortage of buses as the Delhi Transport Corporation provided 1,100 buses. She said despite apprehensions of law and order problems, no untoward incident took place in the city.

Ms. Dikshit said the onus of complying with the Supreme Court directions on CNG was with the Centre as the Delhi Government was a consumer. She also disclosed that her Government had decided not to approach the Supreme Court with a review petition following legal advice.

Meanwhile, nearly 6,000 CNG buses, including mini-buses, plied on the Capital's roads today. Over 1,200 diesel buses also hit the road after depositing fines with the Supreme Court Registry.

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