India appears to be trotting along towards becoming the latest country to run long-distance trucks and buses on LNG, or gas imported in ships, with an eye on reducing air pollution from vehicular emission.

After approving the green fuel for automotive use, the government has now notified changes in the gas cylinder norms to pave the way for LNG refuelling stations and help start commercial service by LNG vehicles.

The commerce and industry ministry has notified the amendments to rules governing use of cylinders carrying gas under pressure. This will help establish a storage and supply chain for LNG stations through ‘daughter trucks’, just like for CNG stations in cities.

“Use of LNG as transport fuel features in the priority list of #ModiGovt. Proposed amendments will help in setting up the required infrastructure,” oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan tweeted on Friday after receiving a letter from commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

TOI had on August 16 first reported that India’s smoke-spewing long-haul goods and passenger transport fleet is in for a green makeover as truck and bus manufacturers such as Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Mahindra & Mahindra and BharatBenz are stepping on the gas with LNG version of their vehicles.

Some of these manufacturers have already applied for vehicle ‘type approval’, a matter of 2-3 months.

The makeover is being driven by Petronet LNG, India’s largest LNG importer. Petronet is setting up 20 LNG stations at petrol pumps on highways along the west coast that connect Delhi with Thiruvananthapuram covering a total distance of 4,500 km via Mumbai and Bengaluru.

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