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GAIL to use drones to secure gas pipelines
New Delhi . Gail India, the country’s biggest gas transporter, will deploy drones on pilot basis on its main trunk pipeline as part of higher safety measures it is implementing to secure its vast network.
In the aftermath of the June 2014 accident at its pipeline in Andhra Pradesh that killed at least 18 people, the state-owned firm has taken a number of initiatives to raise safety standards including replacing old pipelines and using advanced technology.
“We plan to use drones on a pilot basis on a 200-km stretch of the HBJ pipeline in the Chambal Ravines in Madhya Pradesh,” GAIL Director (Projects) Ashutosh Karnatak told PTI
The company has already tendered for drones and the response has been encouraging. “We hope to award the tender in a months time,” he said.
The drones will be used to patrol the pipeline to detect physical abnormal activity like encroachment or intrusion on the pipeline.
GAIL India has also started using satellite surveillance to monitor its 13,000-km of gas pipeline network.
Source: Financial Express
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