Most of the Kochi-Salem Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) pipeline in Tamil Nadu will run along National Highway 544 (NH544) that runs between these two locations.
Official sources in Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) said the State government had told the company that as much as possible, it should take the pipeline along the national highway.
“On the Tamil Nadu side, the project has been pending for sometime now due to issues with land acquisition. The present government has suggested this to reduce the quantum of land acquisition. On completion, at least eight LPG bottling plants of IOCL and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) will be connected to the line. Work on the Kerala side is nearing completion with the line having been laid till Palakkad,” explained a source.
