Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to set up the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal of the state in Mangaluru.

Kateel said that the state government has signed an agreement with LNG Alliance, a Singapore-based company, to set up a new LNG terminal in Mangaluru, at an estimated cost of Rs 2,250 crore. The project will be implemented jointly with the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), as per the new and renewable energy policy that gives emphasis to zero-carbon emission, the MP said.

The project will provide employment to 200 people directly, he said.