Tenure of committee looking into KG basin dispute extended
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri
Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today
that the Government constituted a single member committee comprising of
Shri Ajit Prakash Shah, former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on
15.12.2015, to look into the dispute between Reliance Industries Limited
(RIL) and ONGC regarding ONGC blocks (KG-DWN-98/2 & Godavari PML)
and RIL block (KG-DWN-98/3) in Krishna Godavari basin. The committee was
to submit its report in three months time. However, considering the
volume of work involved and complexity of the issue, the Committee has
sought extension till 31st August, 2016 for submission of the report
which has been agreed by the Government.
Terms of References (TORs) to the committee includes looking into the
issue of gas migration and give its recommendations in this regard. The
committee has conducted hearings and has taken written submission from
all stakeholders. The next course of action will be decided by the
Government after getting the recommendations of the Committee.
YKB/Rk
(Release ID :148642)
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