Kathmandu, Aug. 2 -- The second phase of the petroleum pipeline project, being carried out with assistance from the Indian Government and extending from Nepal's Amlekhgunj in Bara to Lothar in Chitwan, has officially commenced.

Alongside the pipeline expansion, the government aims to construct a petroleum storage facility with a three-month storage capacity.

The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) inaugurated the field office of the project in Lothar, marking the formal start of the pipeline extension.

A state-of-the-art Greenfield terminal will be constructed on approximately 23 bighas and 12 kathhas of land in Nepal's Rapti Municipality-1 in Lothar.

According to NOC, "Petroleum products will be pumped directly from the Indian Oil Corporatio...