GAIL (India) has completed the 694-km Mumbai-Nagpur Natural Gas Pipeline (MNPL), a significant project that integrates a high-capacity pipeline within a 3three-mtrs.-wide utility corridor along Maharashtra's Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway.

This marks India's first major gas pipeline integrated into a dense transport corridor under the PM-GatiShakti framework. The pipeline, with a capacity of 16.5 million standard cubic meters per day and bidirectional flow capability, is close to full operational completion. The project, covering 675 km of the Expressway, presented unique engineering challenges, as conventional pipelines typically require much wider spaces. GAIL had to install a 24-inch gas line within a limited footpath width while coordinating with multiple expressway construction packages managed by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC).

The integration of this pipeline sets a blueprint for future energy expansion along dedicated corridors, and underscores its importance in the country's infrastructure development.