Ashiv Becomes Maharashtra's First 100% PNG Village

# Ashiv Becomes Maharashtra's First 100% PNG Village ### Why in News? Ashiv in Latur district was declared Maharashtra's first village where all connected households have shifted from **LPG** cylinders to **Piped Natural Gas** (**PNG**). ### What changes with PNG? - **PNG** supplies natural gas directly to kitchens through pipelines, removing the need to replace **LPG** cylinders. - **Mahanagar Gas** connected about 1,050 households in Ashiv, creating a village-wide city-gas network. - The project fits India's wider effort to expand the share of natural gas in the energy mix. ### Exam Connect - **Ashiv** → Latur, Maharashtra - **PNG** → **Piped Natural Gas** - **Mahanagar Gas** → city-gas distribution company