Odisha pollution control board has accorded its consent to Indian Oil Corporation Ltd for laying of the underground cross country pipeline of 1,150-kilometre length from the latter's Paradip refinery to Hyderabad.
The consent is given for the 330-kilometre length of the pipeline passing through Odisha. The pipeline will be used for transportation of petroleum products like high-speed diesel, motor spirit, superior kerosene oil, aviation turbine fuel of 4.5 million tonnes per annum. The cost of the project to lay the stretch of the pipeline in the state is pegged at Rs 983 crore.
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