(a) Whether Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited has proposed to lay a pipeline from Mundra in Gujarat to Delhi for transporting Petroleum products to Northern India;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be made operational?
THE MINISTER OF STAT E IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SMT. SUMITRA MAHAJAN)
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The estimated cost of the 1,008 kms. long proposed pipeline, with a capacity of 5.8 million metric tonnes per annum, is Rs. 1,367 crore. The pipeline will pass through the States of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana.
(c) The pipeline is likely to be commissioned after 36 months from the date of formal announcement; or 24 months from 100% availability of right of user, and environmental and forest clearances, whichever is later.