The state run energy major GAIL and National Remote Sensing Centre, a unit of ISRO on the pipeline safety concerns, have launched an innovative surveillance geo-portal called ‘Bhuvan-GAIL Portal’ to utilize space technology for its pipeline application.

GAIL said in a statement that “Despite challenges, GAIL (India) has proved space technology can be used efficiently to monitor the pipeline’s Right of Use (RoU). “GAIL has more than 13,000 kms of pipeline network, wherein monthly monitoring of pipeline RoU is presently done via Helicopter surveys”.

The company further said that it would began live satellite monitoring of its pipeline RoU by January 2016.

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