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Petrol crisis again hits the state
PHOTO : Petrol Crisis again effect the State. TIWN Pic April 14

AGARTALA, April 14 (TIWN): Petrol crisis hits again the State. Almost all the petrol pumps of Agartala city were found hanging ‘No Petrol’ notices since last two days. Only the Bardowali BOC seems to be acting.

Long queue was found waiting in petrol pumps in the vicinity of Agartala, giving rise to large scale black­marketing of oil. Meanwhile; petrol crisis has hit the state capital and sub divisional headquarters. Vehicle users of the city have been facing an unprecedented crisis following the unavailability of fuel in most of the petrol pumps, catering to the requirement of motorists of the city and its surrounding areas.

Speaking to TIWN, a motorcyclist Sankar Dutta said he was waiting in front of a petrol pump in the city for two hours. The upper limit in allowing fuel was known to be a process for controlling illegal hoarding of oil.

Outside in the black­market petrol was available at Rs. 130 to 150 per liter but that is also adulterated with kerosene. Most of the filling stations have put the board of no petrol but actually there is oil. Owners of vehicles are facing great difficulties in obtaining fuel. They are forced to spend their days from the early morning onwards waiting in long queues in front of the petrol stations to get fuel.

The tolerance of the people knows no limits. Though, the petrol crisis continues, but the concerning authority had not yet taken any proper steps to purchase oil from other oil corporation except IOCL. Taking the advantage the opportunist are fully utilizing the scarcity by selling the petrol by black marketing. The petrol dealers of the State were emerging in a new trend which causes artificial petrol crisis in the State.

Frequently the price of the oil gradually reduces in international market. This also affects in the State also. But this State petrol dealers avoid purchasing oil from all oil companies. The State Government did not pay any attention to solve the problem. This emerging trend leads to the petrol crisis in the State.

On the other part, State Government though fully gathered knowledge about the situation, but takes no step at all.

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