Pipes are being laid down for the Nepal-India petroleum pipeline, in June 2018.Birgunj, December 20
Work on the India-Nepal petroleum pipeline is gathering pace. Contractors working on the project have already completed the laying 24 km of the 36.2 km-long Motihari-Amlekhganju pipeline
“Work on the project is gathering momentum. India can start supplying petrol to Nepal through the pipeline within three months if we can work at this pace,” said Motihari-Amlekhganj petroleum pipeline project engineer Sharad Prasad Paudyal.
Of the remaining 12.2 km, around 9km of the pipeline passes through Parsa National Park.
The Indian government is investing IRs 3.5 billion to install the pipeline. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly laid the foundation stone for the project from Hyderabad House in New Delhi during PM Oli’s visit to India eight months ago.
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