Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd's
(HPCL) Vijayawada-Hyderabad pipeline will be completed by March 2002. According
to Mr N.K.Puri, Chief General Manager, about 78 per cent of the pipeline work
has been completed.
The Rs.185 crore pipeline can be used to transport
petrol, diesel, kerosene and naphtha. It will measure 223 kms in length and
will have a capacity of 5.5 million tonnes per annum.
The pipeline is part of HPCL’s Vizag-Secunderabad
pipeline, which is estimated to cost Rs.345 crore.