FOLLOWING THE recommendations of a study conducted by the Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB) on natural gas market in the Indian states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, and Uttar Pradesh, the consortium of IOC, GAIL, and ONGC has finalized the route for the Indo-Bangladesh pipeline. According to the IMRB report, the proposed pipeline route from the Bandladesh border to the targeted markets should pass through Durgapur, Andal, Raniganj, Asansol, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Bhurkunda, Renukoot, and Phulpur, and connect to the 1710-km long, 36-in diameter, Hazira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur (HBJ) pipeline at Jagdishpur. One spur line will pass via Bardhman, Howrah, Kolkata to Haldia, while another line will connect the pipeline from Phulpur to Gorakhpur for the proposed Kribhco fertilizer plant.
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