An energy expert with experience in handling the gas supply chain at international level, has said that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) should approve the project to supply piped gas to domestic consumers without any misgivings.
Bhamy V Shenoy, who has handled such projects in the Republic of Georgia, has said that given the benefits of the projects the councillors should have sought to expedite the project rather than create hurdles to it.
The proposed piped gas supply to the city under a Central Government project was supposed to have been discussed and approved in the MCC Council meeting on Thursday. But the members abstained from the meeting apparently at the behest of a few local MLAs including S.A. Ramdas who are opposed to the project on the grounds that it entails digging up the roads which are already in bad shape. This led to the Mysuru MP, Pratap Simha, lashing out at Mr. Ramdas of his own party.
