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| PNN | 5420 |
| Work Detail | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) will begin transporting petroleum products to Tripura from Guwahati via Bangladesh on Wednesday, after Dhaka agreed to Delhi's request on humanitarian grounds, said officials of the state government of Tripura. IOCL and the roads and highways department of Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding in Dhaka on July 18. Last week, the union ministry of petroleum and natural gas of India approved a plan to carry fuel and cooking gas to Tripura via Bangladesh, reported the Times of India. "IOCL is ready with all the papers, including Bangladesh visa for drivers and helpers of oil tankers. We have inspected the entire stretch of the road between India and Bangladesh," said a senior official of the state government of Tripura. Last month, the Indian High Commission in Dhaka said heavy monsoons and the resultant extremely bad road condition caused disruption in the supply of petroleum goods from Assam to Tripura in India. Based on a request by the Indian government, the Bangladesh government granted permission to the movement of petroleum goods on humanitarian grounds through Bangladesh territory till September 2016, said the high commission in a statement. Trucks carrying the petroleum goods will ply the Dawki-Tamabil-Chatlapur- Kailashahar route. The agreement enables IOCL to transport petrol, diesel, kerosene and LPG from Meghalaya to Tripura via Bangladesh territory in tank trucks by road, said the Indian company in a statement. These measures would considerably ease the supply scenario in Tripura, it added. This is another instance of deepening friendship between the two countries, which have transit and transhipment deals. Bangladesh also allowed India to use its territory to transport heavy machinery in recent times. Last month, state-owned Food Corporation of India ferried a consignment of 2,350 tonnes of rice from Kolkata to Tripura via Bangladesh to avoid transportation hitches through the traditional route of Assam and Meghalaya. |
| Country | India , Southern Asia |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Entry Date | 15 Oct 2016 |
| Source | http://www.thedailystar.net/business/india-transport-fuel-bangladesh-week-1280794 |
