IOC to set up 15 ALDS in southern region

Tiruchirapalli, Feb 2 (UNI) Public sector company Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) said it will install 15 fresh Auto LPG Dispensing Systems (ALDS) in Southern Region before the end of this fiscal.

IOC (Southern Region) General Manager M Nageswaran said already 110 ALDS were functioning in the region.

Among the four states, Kerala and Karnataka topped the list. In Tamil Nadu, ALDS were functioning in seven locations, he said adding of the proposed 15 ALDS, one would be established here.

Earlier, handing over a cheque for Rs 10 lakh to Mr Palaniappan, Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage board (TWAD) for providing drinking water facilities to villagers of Vazhavanthankottai panchayat near here, he said IOC had already disbursed Rs 4.1 crore for executing various projects under the community development programme across four southern states.

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