class 10th write short note on pipeline transportation CBSE
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ROLE OF PIPELINES IN ECONOMY - DEFINITION
Pipeline transport network is a new arrival on the transportation map of India. In the past,these were used to transport water to cities and industries. Now, these are used for transporting crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas from oil and natural gas fields to refineries, fertilizer factories and big thermal power plants. Initial cost of laying pipelines is high but subsequent running costs are minimal. It rules out trans-shipment losses or delays.
MAJOR PIPELINES OF INDIA - DEFINITION
There are three important networks of pipeline transportation in the country.
(i) From oil field in upper Assam to Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), via Guwahati, Barauni and Allahabad.
(ii) From Salaya in Gujarat to Jalandhar in Punjab, via Viramgam, Mathura, Delhi and Sonipat.
(iii) Gas pipeline from Hazira in Gujarat connects Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh, via Vijaipur in Madhya Pradesh.
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Explanation:
Pipelines are used for transporting crude oil, petroleum products, and natural products, and natural gas from oil fields to the refineries, factories, and big thermal power plants. Pipelines are a more reliable and considerably safer mode of transportation. The possibility of pilferage or product less on pipelines is almost negligible. The basic limitation of pipelines is that they are capital-intensive modes of transportation.