GAIL LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE SURVEILLANCE GEO-PORTAL “BHUVAN -GAIL PORTAL”

New Delhi,November 2015 : In order to address the pipeline security concern, GAIL (India) Limited in collaboration with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), a unit of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO,  has launched an innovative surveillance geo-portal called “Bhuvan-GAIL portal” utilizing space technology for its pipeline application in the presence of Shri B C Tripathi, Chairman GAIL (India) Limited, Dr. V K Dadhwal, Director NRSC, ISRO, Shri M Ravindran, Director (HR)- GAIL, Dr. Ashutosh Karnataka, Director (Projects)- GAIL, Dr. P G Diwakar, Dy.Director, NRSC,ISRO, Dr. Venugopal Rao, Head Urban Studies, NRSC,ISRO, R K Kashyap, Executive Director (R&D) GAIL and senior officials from GAIL and ISRO.

Despite all challenges, GAIL has proved that the space technology can be efficiently used for monitoring the pipeline Right of Use (RoU). GAIL has over 13000 Km of Pipeline network wherein monthly monitoring of pipeline ROU at present is being carried out through Helicopter surveys. GAIL will start live satellite monitoring of the pipeline RoU by January 2016 and is also looking for alternative methods like advance Unmanned Ariel Vehicle (UAV) which can also be integrated with this system.