
Oil pipeline passing through Kochi city restored
The Hindu
KOCHIBPCL engineers restore unused pipeline in Kochi city after detecting leak, no danger posed, pipeline fully restored.
BPCL Kochi Refinery engineers have restored a furnace oil pipeline, which has not been under use for around three years now, passing through Kochi city.
A leak in the pipeline was detected on Thursday near Karakkad Cross Road near Chittoor Road. The leak occurred as the pipeline was being flooded with water to wash out any residue of furnace oil in the pipeline as part of the decommissioning work.
BPCL sources said the leaked substance was a mixture of both oil and water and posed no danger despite a severe odour reported by people near the site on Thursday. The pipe had been fully restored, and the road had been opened to traffic, sources added. The pipeline is being decommissioned as part of establishing new lines to link the refinery with the Kochi port.

“Through several targeted attacks against the minorities in the name of religion, the BJP and the Sangh Parivar organisations are on a mission to fragment the State into religious segments,” said Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader and MP Thol. Thirumavalavan. He headed the protest organised by VCK here on Monday against the BJP and Sangh Parivar organisation for inciting violence based on religion. Speaking there, he said, “The RSS’s plan is specifically to turn Hindus into paupers and the Sangh Parivar organisations through intimidating the minorities, have been trying to incite communal frenzy in the State.”












