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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country to host steering committee meeting of TAPI Gas Pipeline?
A
India
B
Pakistan
C
Africa
D
Albania
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India Hosting Steering Committee Meeting of TAPI Gas Pipeline.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Natural Gas Pipeline (TAPI) Project aims to export up to 33 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas per year through a proposed approximately 1, 800-kilometer (km) pipeline from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

Detailed explanation-3: -It starts from the Galkynysh gas field. In Afghanistan, TAPI pipeline will be constructed alongside the Kandahar–Herat Highway in western Afghanistan, and then via Quetta and Multan in Pakistan. The final destination of the pipeline will be the Indian town of Fazilka, near the border between Pakistan and India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline (TAPI) is a natural gas pipeline being developed by the Galkynysh – TAPI Pipeline Company Ltd with participation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Detailed explanation-5: -Construction on the project started in Turkmenistan on 13 December 2015 and was completed by mid-2019.

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