BAGMATI, Aug 21: Preparations are underway to hand over the Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Pipeline to the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), following the completion of its extension works.
The pipeline infrastructure is already operational, currently transporting petroleum uproducts from Motihari, India, to Amlekhgunj in Bara. Preparations for its official handover to the NOC are underway.
According to Prayankar Acharya, chief of the NOC Madhesh Province Office in Amlekhgunj, the pipeline is currently undergoing test operations. A technical team from the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has been deployed on-site to oversee the process.
Discussions are ongoing regarding the modality of the handover, which may include an inauguration by the Prime Ministers of both countries or an alternative format.
Meanwhile, the extension of the pipeline from Amlekhgunj to Lothar in Chitwan, spanning 69 kilometers, is also expected to commence soon.