[5] The project finally was set for construction after the visit of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi to Kathmandu in 2014.
However, the project construction was delayed due to the 2015 earthquake in Nepal and supply obstruction along the southern border.
The pipeline was jointly inaugurated by the Prime ministers of India and Nepal on 10 September 2019.
[6][7] The pipeline displaces the need to carry petroleum products from India to Nepal by tankers that was done since 1973.
The pipeline is expected to save NPR 2 billion annually on transportation.