Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) approved GAIL India Ltd's 'Urja Ganga' pipeline’s extension. This is part of Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra natural gas pipeline; GAIL is currently laying this pipeline with a spread of 2,655-km at a cost of Rs 12,940 crore. The project would be executed in 36 months from the first notification of Right of User (RoU) acquisition and is likely to be completed by 2021-22.