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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepal counterpart KP Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated South Asia’s first cross-border petroleum products pipeline from ____?
A
Bihar to Amlekhgunj
B
Uttar Pradesh to Kathmandu
C
West Bengal to Birgunj
D
West Bengal to Amlekhgunj
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Motihari-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline, the first cross-border petroleum products pipeline in South Asia, was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K.P.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Asia’s first cross country pipeline covering a distance of 1,157 km was constructed by OIL from Naharkatiya oilfield in Assam to Barauni refinery in Bihar.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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