Coastal belt’s first CNG station  

Context: The Netravathi Service Station of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) at Adyar on Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway 75 became the first station of the coastal belt supplying CNG to private and commercial vehicles.

About CNG:

• Compressed natural gas is a fuel that can be used in place of petrol (gasoline), diesel fuel, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
• CNG combustion produces fewer undesirable gases than the aforementioned fuels.
• In comparison to other fuels, natural gas poses less of a threat in the event of a spill, because it is lighter than air and disperses quickly when released. Biomethane — refined biogas from anaerobic digestion or landfills — can be used.
• CNG is made by compressing natural gas, which is mainly composed of methane (CH4), to less than 1% of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure.
• It is stored and distributed in hard containers at a pressure of 20–25 MPa (2,900–3,600 psi), usually in cylindrical or spherical shapes.

https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/coastal-belts-first-cng-station-opened-in-city/article33856316.ece