INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA

MINERALS

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What is full form of HVJ?
A
Hajira-Virganj-Jagdishpur
B
Hajira-Vijaypur-Jagdishpur
C
Hajira-Vijaypur-Jamnagar
D
Haldia-Vishakhapatnam-Jodhpur
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -HVJ an abbreviation for Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (also known as HBJ where B stands for Bijeypur, another name of Vijaipur) is India’s first cross state gas pipeline.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hazira–Vijaypur–Jagdishpur is a 2, 887km-long onshore, shallow water pipeline project operated by GAIL (India). This gas pipeline, with a maximum diameter of 36 inches, starts at Arabian Sea (India) and ends in Uttar Pradesh (India).

Detailed explanation-3: -The pipeline runs from Hazira, Gujarat through Vijaipur, Madhya Pradesh to Jagdishpur, Uttar Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -HVJ is the 1700 km long gas pipeline that is known as Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur pipeline. It is important for India because it links Mumbai high and Bassein with the Western and Northern India. This pipeline acts as an artery to provide power to fertiliser industries and for other commercial uses.

Detailed explanation-5: -Complete answer:-HVJ stands for Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur. It is India’s first cross state gas pipeline which was started in 1986 after the incorporation of GAIL (India) Limited to supply gas to the fertilizer plants situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

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