The project of supplying cooking gas through pipeline has been launched in Latur city of Maharashtra's Marathwada region by the local civic body.

Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Amit Deshmukh, who is Latur's guardian minister, on Saturday inaugurated the project, under which 101 houses in the city are being supplied piped cooking gas on a pilot basis. The project, which has been initiated by the Latur Municipal Corporation, is being rolled out by Ashoka Gas (Unison Enviro Pvt Ltd).