Pune, March 12 -- Several initiatives to supply crude oil and natural gas through closed or underground pipelines were discussed and partially implemented during the tenure of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2004-2014), senior spokesperson of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee, Gopaldada Tiwari, has claimed amidst the ongoing LPG supply shortage triggered by the US-Iran conflict.
In a statement on Thursday, Tiwari said one of the most prominent proposals of that period was the Iran-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline, popularly known as the "Peace Pipeline." The 2,700-km project aimed to transport natural gas from Iran to India via Pakistan and was expected to address a significant portion of South Asia's energy needs. He questioned ...