IOCL gets nod to expand Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur LPG pipeline in Odisha

IOC's 15-mtpa crude oil refinery in Paradip is spread over 3,345 acres, with an estimated cost of Rs 345.55 billion

Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) has got clearance from the Odisha Pollution Control Board for expansion of its Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur LPG pipeline (PHDPL).

"The consent was given for the new pumping station at Balasore", said P C Choubey, executive director, South Eastern Region Pipelines (SERPL), Bhubaneswar, of IOCL. The approval was granted under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution), Act, 1981.

The Paradip-Balasore section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur LPG pipeline (PHDPL) is already operational for delivery of LPG to IOCL's bottling plant in Balasore.

With an estimated length of about 678 km, PHDPL's originating pump station