Question : PIPELINES FOR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS BETWEEN INDORE-DELHI



(a) whether the Government propose to lay pipelines for transportation of petroleum products from Indore to Delhi;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the time by which final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS AND PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI MANI SHANKAR AIYAR)

(a) to (c) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited is implementing a project to extend the existing Mumbai-Manglia (Indore) petroleum product pipeline to Piyala (Haryana) along with a feeder pipeline to Bijwasan (Delhi). The approved cost of the project is Rs.807.46 crore at August 2004 prices. The project is scheduled to be mechanically completed in September 2006.