India, Nepal jointly inaugurate South Asia's first cross-border pipeline

India and Nepal inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhgunj oil pipeline, the first-ever cross-border petroleum products link in South Asia on September 10, 2019. It is a 60 km pipeline.
Motihari is in Bihar state of India while Amlekhgunj is in Nepal. The pipeline will help Nepal to meet its energy demands and reduce the cost of fuel transportation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli inaugurated the pipeline via a video conference. India has invested Rs 3.5 billion to install the pipeline.