Apr 05: Is the PPP mode to pipeline construction really going to work in India? 8Three pipelines were proposed to be implemented using this route, with a Viability Gap Funding component. 8Eventually one was shortlisted but even this project eventually shot down 8Instead the pipeline is going to be implemented by GAIL with direct capital funding, for the unviable component, by the central govebment 8Clearly, PPP is not the way out for pipelines in India 8Currently, around 14,000 km of gas pipelines are under construction at a cost of around Rs 57,000 crore Click on Reports to find out more on what is going on with India's gas pipeline network