AGARTALA, July 9 (TIWN): DM west Millind Ramteke on Saturday in a meeting said that petrol tankers are regularly entering the state but why there is no sufficient supply to the consumers.

However, along with DM West Millind Ramteke, ADM, West SP, Petrol dealers also remained present in the meeting.

Addressing the meeting on Saturday at DM office DM West Millind Ramteke said that the supply of petrol is sufficient but why the petrol pumps are running dry.

However, DM Ramteke’s comment over the petrol supply in the state has sparked off controversy.  His comment reveals that the petrol tankers are arriving but it is being sold with higher rates in black market.

It is to be mentioned here that Petrol is being sold at Rs. 200 to 250 per litre in some places as supplies of essential goods including medicines, fuel and food have been cut off for past many days.

The lack of movement of vehicles on the Assam-Agartala National Highway has caused widespread distress across the State, with reports claiming that petrol prices have shot up to Rs. 250 per litre in some areas of the State.

It is to be mentioned here that petrol crisis has already hit the state posing a threat to the common people. 

 Along with price hike that state is also hit with the supply of lack of essential commodities including petrol and diesel.  Hundreds of vehicles were seen in queue in front of petrol pump for refilling their vehicle tanks.

The actual reason for the dry-out remains largely speculative and the petrol pump owner is not ready to speak anything regarding the crisis in the city.

It is to be mentioned here that most of the petrol pump of the city area running dry and a long queue of people is seen from the early morning waiting in the petrol pump to collect petrol. Hundreds of vehicles were seen in queue in front of petrol filling station while many centres had hanged the board of no-petrol.

Majority of the petrol pumps in the state capital hanged the board of no-petrol due to lack of fresh petrol supply, forcing the desperate consumers to buy petrol from black market at a hefty price.

Tripura is experiencing a major fuel crisis as the regular movement of vehicles has been badly hampered due to the dilapidated condition of the National Highway 44 in Lower Poha in Assam.

There is also a long queue of bikers and vehicles at various fuel filling stations.