progress. GAIL is an active member of multi-organisation team (MOT) set-up for assessment of shale gas potential in Indian basins. The other representative in MOT are from DGH (Directorate General of Hydrocarbons), ONGC and Oil India Limited (OIL). GAIL is also a member of National Gas Hydrate Programme being coordinated by DGH and is actively involved in activities related to gas hydrate exploration. Subsidiaries GAIL Gas Limited GAIL Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary of GAIL. GAIL Gas has been selected for implementation of City Gas Distribution (CGD) projects in four cities, namely, Kota, Dewas, Sonipat, and Meerut in the first round of bidding by the Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB). GAIL Gas supply CNG & PNG (industrial, commercial and household customers) in the city of Dewas, Meerut, Sonepat, Varanasi and Kota. GAIL GAS is providing natural gas to approximately 350 industrial consumers in TTZ (Taj Trapezium Zone) area (Agra and Firozabad) in Uttar Pradesh India. GAIL GAS has also started the CGD work in Bengaluru Karnataka recently. Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) GAIL has 70% equity share in BCPL, a Joint Venture, with Oil India Limited (OIL), Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), Govt. of Assam, each having 10% equity share. Feedstock Supply Agreements have been signed between BCPL and all the three suppliers, viz., Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Oil India Limited and Numaligarh Refinery Limited. Technology licence agreements have been signed for cracker, polyethylene and polypropylene units. BCPL was dedicated to the nation by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi on 5 February 2016. BCPL is set up to produce TPA polymer plant at an investment of . The financial commitment to the extent of has been made. The plant is presently in O&M phase with capacity utilization of more 100%. In the financial year 2019-20, the plant operated at 108% capacity utilization. GAIL Global (Singapore) Pte Limited GAIL has a wholly owned subsidiary, namely, GAIL Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd., to manage investments abroad. GAIL is looking for further business opportunities through this subsidiary company. The official website for GAIL Global Singapore Pte Ltd. is http://www.ggspl.com/ . To know more about this subsidiary download the fact sheet. GAIL Global (USA) Inc. GAIL Global (USA) LNG LLC Joint ventures Aavantika Gas Limited (AGL) AGL is in operation in Indore and Ujjain and is supplying CNG to the transport sector in these cities. AGL is