Golaghat: Assam Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday inaugurated the CNG station and gas pipeline at Hazarigaon well site at Naharbari in Golaghat district as a part of state government's step towards popularising green energy in the state.

Sarma, in a tweet, said, "Setting up of CNG (Compressed natural gas) stations is a step towards popularising green energy in Assam. In the past two years, there is peace and a positive atmosphere in our state. We will be soon able set new milestones in industrialisation in Assam."

CM Sarma also lauded the great initiative taken by Assam Gas Company Limited (AGCL). "The gas pipeline and the the CNG station will usher a new era pf development in the state.

Gas from the Hazarigaon block will be one of the prime contributors to the 100 CNG buses initiative run by the state government in Gowahati and will also support tea growers across the state.

Cairn Oil & Gas has already signed a gas sales agreement with Assam Gas Company Limited (AGCL) to sell 3.5 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of gas from the Hazarigaon field. Cairn Oil & Gas stated that the Hazarigaon filed awarded in the DSF-ll auction is the first Discovered Small Fields (DSF) block in the northeast.

Commenting on the new production asset. Nick Walker, CEO of Cairn Oil & Gas, said. "We are delighted to become the first company to commence operations from a DSF block in the northeast region.

This new project is expected to not only sustain the small fleet of public transportation buses, but also to encourage the use of CNG in private as well as commercial vehicles in the state.

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