Modi-Oli Inaugurate Indo-Nepal Cross-Border Petroleum Pipeline Via Video Link

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Indian Prime Minister,Narendra Modi and his Nepal counterpart K P Sharma Oli on Tuesday,10th September jointly inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhganj petroleum _ product pipeline via a video link.The over 60 km-long pipeline is the first-ever cross-border petroleum product pipeline in the South Asia region,according to a video presentation made before the inauguration.Presently,tankers carry petroleum products from India to Nepal as part of an arrangement which is in place since 1973.’This India-Nepal energy cooperation project is a symbol of our close bilateral relations.It will help to enhance the energy security ofthe region and substantially cut down on transit costs,”the Prime Minister’s Office had earlier said on Monday.