NEW DELHI, Sept 10, 2019 (BSS) – The South Asia’s first cross-border
petroleum products pipeline from Motihari, India to Amlekhgunj, Nepal was
inaugurated today aiming to provide petroleum at affordable cost to the
people of Nepal.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K.P.
Sharma Oli today jointly inaugurated the pipeline through video conference,
an official statement said here.
The 69-km Motihari-Amlekhgunj pipeline, having a capacity of two million
metric ton per annum, will provide cleaner petroleum products at affordable
cost to the people of Nepal.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Oli expressed appreciation for
early implementation of this important connectivity project, completed much
ahead of the scheduled time.
Prime Minister Modi welcomed the announcement made by Prime Minister Oli to
reduce the price of petroleum products by Rs. 2 per litre in Nepal.
Modi noted that regular exchanges at highest political levels have laid
down a forward looking agenda for expanding India-Nepal partnership.
He expressed confidence that bilateral relations between India and Nepal
will continue to further deepen and expand across diverse sectors.