Natural gas discovered in India's Manipur state
New Delhi, Feb 3, IRNA
Natural gas has been discovered at the Manipur-Myanmar border area in Churachandpur district. The discovery was made near border pillar no 31/3 at Singhat subdivision of Churachandpur district, a UNI report said here quoting an official statement from Imphal, capital of Manipur state.
State government officials and an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation team are to survey the area to find out if the gas could be used properly, the statement said. The matter came to light after GOC of 57 Mountain Division Maj Gen Kochekkan wrote a letter to the state's Chief Secretary Jarnail Singh in this regard. Tests were conducted and the presence of natural gas has been confirmed in the area, it said.
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