NEW DELHI, Mar. 18, 2023 (TBINN)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s Premier Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated a Rs 377-crore pipeline to transport diesel from India to northern Bangladesh, cutting costs and reducing carbon foot-print.
The pipeline will start a new chapter in India-Bangladesh relations, Narendra Modi said at the inauguration.
Currently, diesel is supplied to Bangladesh through a 512-K.M. rail-route. The 131.5-K.M. pipeline will supply up to One Million tonnes per annum of diesel from Numaligarh in Assam to Bangladesh.
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