India to develop spec for CNG

The Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) will set up a committee to create quality specification guidelines for compressed natural gas (CNG). The proposed spec will be submitted within three months to the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA). The committee will include former Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) professor HB Mathur and officials from the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), GAIL, Indraprastha Gas Ltd. (IGL) and Mahanagar Gas Ltd. (MGL). (October 30, 2006)