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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Motihari-Amlekhgunj petroleum pipeline project is connected to India & which country?
A
Pakistan
B
Myanmar
C
Nepal
D
Bangladesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Motihari -Amlekhgunj pipeline is a 69 km (43 mi) long trans-border petrolium pipeline between Amlekhgunj Oil Depot in Parsa of Nepal and Motihari of India. This pipeline transports petrolium from Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC).

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans : The Motihari-Amlekhgunj Pipeline was proposed in the year 1996, but due to several delays and the different problems faced by the pipeline transportation the project got started in the year 2018 and was completed by the year 2019.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kandla–Bhatinda Oil Pipeline (KBPL) was started in 1993 and it was commissioned in 1996. It is the largest oil pipeline in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -1. Naharkatia-Nunmati-Barauni Pipeline: This was the first pipeline constructed in India to bring crude oil from Naharkatia oilfield to Nunmati.

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