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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project will connect _________ in West Bengal and Parbatipur in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh.
A
Siliguri
B
Durgapur
C
Asansol
D
Kolkata
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 130-km India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline, being built at a cost of Rs 346 crore, seeks to integrate the energy needs of the two countries.It will be able to carry 1 million tonnes of petroleum every year from Numaligarh in Assam to Bangladesh via Siliguri. “It is likely to be operational by the end of February.

Detailed explanation-2: -1. Hajira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur (HBJ) Gas Pipeline is the world’s largest and the longest underground pipeline. 2. The Salaya-Mathura Pipeline (SMPL) and Paradip-Haldia-Barauni Pipeline are the crude oil pipelines in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Numaligarh–Siliguri is a 660km-long onshore pipeline project operated by Oil India. This product pipeline, with a maximum diameter of 16 inches, starts at Assam (India) and ends in West Bengal (India). The Numaligarh–Siliguri project started operations in 2008 and is owned by Oil India.

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