Shankar Karajagi, commercial director at MNGL, stated that it is not a matter of compelling anyone, but rather a request for people to secure PNG connections before October 1.
Officials stated that government notifications have also suggested that households in residential complexes where PNG infrastructure is already installed would be obligated to obtain connections.
The appeal follows disruptions in global energy supplies that impacted LPG availability in India. MNGL stated that the crisis led it to fast-track PNG connections, increasing daily household connections from around 150 before the crisis to approximately 400–450 at present.
MNGL has installed pipelines reaching approximately nine lakh households in Pune, of which around five lakh are already using PNG.
In its broader operational region, the network covers nearly 12 lakh households, and about 6,500 housing societies have been connected to the gas supply.
Girija Shankar, managing director of MNGL, stated that the company had greatly accelerated the rollout of PNG connections and was striving to simplify the process for consumers.
Officials stated that the company is currently supplying approximately 400 to 450 domestic PNG connections per day in Pune, with new registrations arriving at nearly the same rate.
The company has also increased its manpower by collaborating with 78 ITIs across Maharashtra to provide training for gas pipeline work.
MNGL is concurrently increasing its network of commercial and industrial consumers. Commercial PNG connections have grown from roughly 50 per year before the crisis to a minimum of two per day, and industrial clients in regions like Chakan and Talegaon are also being brought on line.
The company noted that shifting households already using PNG would free up LPG cylinders for deployment in areas without piped gas networks, particularly in rural regions.
Karajagi stated that their current priority is to boost registrations and finalize connections in communities where the pipeline network is already in place.