India, March 25 -- The government on Tuesday notified a new legal framework by invoking the Essential Commodities Act (ECA), making it mandatory for landowners to grant "right of way" for time-bound laying of gas pipelines, as part of efforts to reduce dependence on any single fuel, particularly imported liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Elaborating on "right of way" as a key element, the notification said, "The Central Government considers it necessary in public interest for a uniform framework to address issues that hinder the laying of such pipelines including denial of access to land, delay in approvals, delay in grant of right of way or right of user in the land, high fee and charges, to enable entities to undertake the laying of pipeline...