AGARTALA, July 3 (TIWN): Petrol crisis continues to haunt the common mass of the state for the 12 consecutive days in the state due to the dilapidated condition of the NH44. Once again for the second time the petrol consumers of the state blocked the road at Bidurkarta chowmuhani in demand of petrol in front of Nabarun petrol pump on Sunday morning.

It is to be mentioned here that the consumers on Sunday has hit the state following the immense crisis of petrol in the state.  Due to failure of intervention from the state government the consumers has hit the state as the consumers were kept on waiting and later the petrol pump authority said that there is no petrol.

Agitated consumers on Sunday staged road blockade and said it is insane situation that there is no petrol supply in the state.

As regular vehicle movement is yet to begin smoothly on the crippled NH44, state is facing acute crisis of petrol in the state. Sudden crisis of petrol in the state with the blockade of the NH44 due to immovable condition of the road, common man are paying for it today.

Almost all the petrol pumps of Agartala city along with the petrol pumps at the sub-divisions were found hanging ‘No Petrol’ board since last 12 days. Long queue was witnessed in front of the petrol pumps in the several petrol pumps of the state.

Long queue of people were found waiting with their motorcycles in front of the petrol pump in the vicinity of Agartala. Meanwhile, petrol crisis has hit the state capital and sub divisional headquarters. Motor cycle 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 said he has been waiting in front of a petrol pump in the city for more than two hours.

Outside in the black­ market 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.

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 to earn more money through black marketing which causes artificial petrol crisis in the State.

Tripura Civil Supplies Dept under inept Minister Bhanu lal Saha and his lameduck Director Soumitra Bandopadhay, responsible for utter mismanagement of fuel crisis which paralyzed State's transportation.

NH-44 which is known as lifeline of landlocked Tripura has been extensively damaged due to State PWD’s negligence, resulting petrol/ diesel crisis inside the state.