Explain any four advantages of pipeline transportation.

1.	Explain any four advantages of pipeline transportation.
Answer» The four advantages of pipeline transportation are: (i) Both solid (when converted into a slurry) liquid and gases can be transported through pipelines (ii) Initial cost of laying pipelines is high but subsequent running costs are minimal. (iii) Trans-shipment of losses and delays are minimized. (iv) It is economical to transport petroleum, natural gas, fertilizers to interior places.

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The four advantages of pipeline transportation are:

(i) Both solid (when converted into a slurry) liquid and gases can be transported through pipelines

(ii) Initial cost of laying pipelines is high but subsequent running costs are minimal.

(iii) Trans-shipment of losses and delays are minimized.

(iv) It is economical to transport petroleum, natural gas, fertilizers to interior places.

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