The government has been considering the plan over the past few years. However, given the critical technical and infrastructure issues involved, the plans have so far not taken a concrete shape.
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The reserve may be set up as a separate entity on the lines of the Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Ltd (ISPRL), which can store 5.33 million tonnes of crude oil at its underground facilities at Visakhapatnam, Mangaluru and Padur