India to build pipeline to Nepal for oil products.

In a move to deepen economic ties with Nepal, India will build a 81-km pipeline from Motihari in Bihar to the Himalayan nation to supply petrol, diesel and ATF.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi signalled India's willingness to build the Rs. 200-crore pipeline to supply fuel during his visit to Kathmandu recently, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in 17 years.

He said pipeline will be built to transport oil products to Nepal.

Nepal is dependent on India for meeting all of its fuel requirement. Petrol, diesel, domestic LPG and jet fuel (ATF) are currently trucked from Indian Oil Corp's (IOC) depot at Raxaul in Bihar to Nepal.

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