GAIL has bagged the prestigious Sarvashreshtha Suraksha Puraskar for the year 2005 for LPG Plant, Vijaipur, MP. It is for the first time that GAIL is receiving this coveted award. Shri S.P Rao, Director (Projects) received the award from Shri Chandrashekhar Sahu, Hon'ble Union Minister for Labour at Vigyan Bhawan today during the 11th National Conference on Safety, Health and Environment organized by National Safety Council. GAIL's LPG plant at Lakwa, Assam and LPG Plant at Usar and HVJ Compressor Station, Dibiyapur UP received the Suraksha Puraskar and Prashansa Patra respectively for the year 2005

GAIL's LPG Plant at Viajiapur, M P also received Shreshtha Suraksha Puraskar for the year 2004. GAIL's U P Petrochemical Complex, Pata, UP and LPG Recovery Plant, Lakwa, Assam received the Prashansa Patra for the year 2004

GAIL received these awards in the manufacturing segment, instituted by National Safety Council, the apex body in the country in the field of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) set up by the Ministry of Labour, Government of India.

GAIL (India) Ltd, is India's principal natural gas transmission and marketing company with activities expanding to Gas Processing for fractionating LPG, Propane, SBP Solvent and Pentane; transmission of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG); Petrochemicals like HDPE and LLDPE; leasing bandwidth in Telecommunications. The company has extended its presence in Power, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) re-gasification, City Gas Distribution and Exploration & Production through equity and joint ventures participations