BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 9. More than 107
kilometers of inspection roads have been laid along the
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline route
in the Afghan section of the Serhetabat-Herat stretch, Trend reports via
Turkmennebit State Concern.
According to Turkmennebit, the construction work is being
carried out on the 153-kilometer Afghan segment of the pipeline,
with full geodetic surveying completed and the route handed over to
contractors.
The concern also added that, preparatory works, including
clearing, leveling, welding, trenching and pipe installation, are
currently underway.
Meanwhile, the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI)
pipeline is a planned 1,800-kilometer natural gas pipeline designed
to transport up to 33 billion cubic meters of gas annually from
Turkmenistan’s giant Galkynysh field to Afghanistan, Pakistan and
India. Ashgabat views the project as one of the main routes for
diversifying gas exports and strengthening regional economic
integration.
