Question

what are the three main pipeline routes in India. what is the length of the pipelines.

Answer 1

Following are the three main pipelines in India:-
1. Naharkatia-Nunmati-Barauni Pipeline:

This was the first pipeline constructed in India to bring crude oil from Naharkatia oilfield to Nunmati.
2. Mumbai High-Mumbai-Ankleshwar-Kayoli Pipeline:

This pipeline connects oilfields of Mumbai High and Gujarat with oil refinery at Koyali. A 210 km long double pipeline connects Mumbai with Mumbai High. It provides facilities for transporting crude oil and natural gas. Ankleshwar-Koyali pipeline was completed in 1965. It transports crude oil from Ankleshwar oilfield to Koyali refinery.

3. Salaya-Koyali-Mathura Pipeline:

An important pipeline has been laid from Salaya in Gujarat to Mathura in U.P. via Viramgram. This is 1,256 km long pipeline which supplies crude oil to refineries at Koyali and Mathura. From Mathura, it has been extended to the oil refinery at Panipat in Haryana and further to Jalandhar in Punjab. It has an offshore terminal for imported crude oil.