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