GAIL (India) has completed laying more than 97.6 percent of Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL), popularly known as the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga. Of the completed section, nearly 96.6 percent has already been brought under commercial operations, marking a significant milestone in India's gas infrastructure expansion.

The integrated pipeline network, which includes the Barauni–Guwahati extension, spans an authorised length of 3,306 km and stretches across six key states - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, and Assam. GAIL reported that 3,227 km of the pipeline has already been laid, and 3,119 km, covering sections like Phulpur–Dobhi–Bokaro–Durgapur, Bokaro–Angul–Dhamra, and Dobhi–Barauni–Guwahati, is now operational. This massive infrastructure project is currently transporting 12.26 million standard cubic mtrs. per day (MSCMD) of natural gas.

The supplies cater to a wide array of sectors including four fertiliser plants, two major refineries - Barauni and Paradip, industrial consumers, and 32 city gas distribution (CGD) networks. Cities benefiting from the CGD network include Varanasi, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, and Kolkata, among others. In the Durgapur–Haldia section, which spans 294 km, GAIL has commissioned 132 km up to Kolkata. Of the remaining 162 km stretch to Haldia, pipeline laying work has been completed for 103 km.

Additionally, the Dhamra–Haldia section, with an authorised length of 240 km, is also under development. Of this, 198 km has already been laid. The pipeline project, once fully operational, is expected to be a transformative energy corridor for India’s eastern and northeastern regions.