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The '''Mumbai Manmad Bijwasan Pipeline (MMBPL)''' was one of the most ambitious projects undertaken by BPCL [Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acepipeline.co.in/history.htm |title=Ace Pipeline Contracts Pvt. Ltd |publisher=Acepipeline.co.in |date= |accessdate=2010-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721153354/http://www.acepipeline.co.in/history.htm |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The project commenced in mid-1998 and involved the laying of a 252&nbsp;km long petroleum product pipeline<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acepipeline.co.in/landmark-project.htm |title=Ace Pipeline Contracts Pvt. Ltd |publisher=Acepipeline.co.in |date= |accessdate=2010-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721154322/http://www.acepipeline.co.in/landmark-project.htm |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> from [[Mumbai]] on the Arabian sea coast to [[Manmad]], near [[Nashik]], located in North-Eastern [[Maharashtra]]. Subsequently, by March 2007, the pipeline was extended from Manmad to [[Bijwasan]] near New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. The total length of the MMPL pipeline, reaching from Mumbai to the outskirts of [[New Delhi]], is approximately 1,500&nbsp;km.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rajuindia.com/slumdog-millionaire-tour.shtml |title=Nepal travel, Nepal Tours, Nepal Travel Packages, Nepal Vacations, Nepal Tour Organizer, Nepal Adventure Tours, Nepal Travel Agent |publisher=Rajuindia.com |date=2008-02-24 |accessdate=2010-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901155357/http://www.rajuindia.com/slumdog-millionaire-tour.shtml |archive-date=1 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://petroleum.nic.in/budget.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-05-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104054024/http://petroleum.nic.in/budget.pdf |archivedate=2011-01-04 }}</ref><br />
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'''The details of pipeline sections are as unde'''r:<br />
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Mumbai - Manmad - 18" x 252&nbsp;km (approx.) long - Externally Coal tar enamel coated<br />
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Manmad - Manglya - 14" x 350&nbsp;km (approx.) long - Externally coal tar enamel coated (Note-1)<br />
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Manmad - Piyala - Bijawasan - 18" / 8" - 750&nbsp;km long - Externall 3 LPE coated.<br />
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''Note-1: Only Pipeline section across Narmada River of approx. 1000 m long was provided with 3 Layer PE Coated.''<br />
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In all the phases, M/s '''Engineers India Limited''' has been the '''Project Management Consultant''' responsible from concept to commissioning of the entire pipeline system.<br />
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The MMBPL department of Bharat Petroleum is currently headed by Mr. L. R. Jain (CGM, Pipelines),<ref>{{cite web|title=Contract document for BPCL|url=http://www.bombayintelligence.com/Admin/Performance/BPCL%2034-610.pdf|accessdate=27 February 2018}}</ref> Mr. Sehgal (General Manager, Operations - Product Pipelines) and Mr. S.K Agarwal (General Manager, ROU & HSSE - Pipelines).<br />
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The MMBPL department has set high standards in the field of product pipelines. The experience in laying the Mumbai-Manmad-Bijwasan pipeline was utilised by Bharat Petroleum to lay a crude-oil pipeline from [[Vadinar]] on the [[West]] coast to [[Bina Etawa|Bina]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], where a new 6 million [[tonne]]s per year grassroot refinery was commissioned. The success achieved by the MMBPL department has made it almost certain that the pipeline department will become a "Strategic Business Unit" or SBU of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited in the near future.<br />
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The latest cutting-edge technology is used for operations as well as maintenance works. Online monitoring of the status of the product and pipeline has been made possible by the use of SCADA (Supervision Control and Data Acquisition) Software. Advanced techniques are also employed in pigging operations. The department also conducts studies in various aspects of pipeline management, like minimizing interface, cathodic protection etc.<br />
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