Pradhan flags off Goodwill Rake Consignment of High Speed Diesel

Minister of State (I/C) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off a goodwill rail rake consignment carrying High Speed Diesel (Gasoil) from Siliguri Marketing Terminal of Numaligarh Refineries Ltd (NRL) to Parbatipur storage depot of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) in Bangladesh.

The goodwill rail rake consignment for supply of 2200 MT (2700 KL) HSD of BS III Grade with 350 PPM Sulphur content is an outcome of the discussion between the two Governments.

From Siliguri, the 42 wagons (each with a capacity of 64 KL) rail consignment will travel over 516 kms (253 km in India and 263 km in Bangladesh) on the existing railway line via Rangapani, Singabad, Rohanpur to Parbatipur, where it will be received by Mr Nasrul Hamid, Hon’ble Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral resources, Government of Bangladesh and Harsh Vardhan Shringla, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh on 19th March.

The present consignment is a symbolic gesture of friendship and cooperation that exists between India and Bangladesh. During the successful visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh in June 2015, both India and Bangladesh welcomed the Sale-Purchase Agreement signed between NRL and BPC for construction of a pipeline from Siliguri to Parbatipur for supply of HSD to Bangladesh.

During the above flagging off event, S S Ahluwalia, Hon’ble MP Lok Sabha, from Darjeeling constituency, senior officials from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ministry of External Affairs, Railways and Customs Department, State and District Administration and Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. were present.