PM Modi and PM of Nepal to inaugurate Motihari-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline

PM Modi and PM of Nepal to inaugurate Motihari-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepal counterpart KP Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhgunj petroleum product pipeline through a video link.

The 69 km long pipeline from Motihari in Bihar to Amlekhgunj in Nepal has been constructed by India.

It is India's first transnational petroleum pipeline form and the first South Asian oil pipeline corridor.

The pipeline will save billions of rupees every year on transportation, leakage and is expected to contribute significantly to the prosperity of Nepal and its people.

About Nepal :

Capital: Kathmandu

Currency: Nepalese rupee

Prime minister: KP Sharma Oli