• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the Nation on January 05, 2021 through video conferencing.
• The pipeline is a step forward towards the Centre’s ambitious ‘One Nation One Gas Grid’ programme. 
• The Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline would improve the ease of living in Kerala and Karnataka, and reduce the expenses of the poor, middle class and entrepreneurs of both the states. 

Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline :

• The 450-kilometre long pipeline has been built by GAIL (India) Ltd.
• The estimated cost of the project is Rs 3,000-crore.
• Through this project, natural gas would be carried from the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Regasification Terminal at Kochi to Mangaluru.
• The pipeline has the transportation capacity of 12 million metric standard cubic metres per day.