Nagpur: Consumers in Nagpur are bracing for a potential shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders and petrol and diesel over the next two to three days mainly due to two reasons: Truckers’ agitation against the new law and delayed orders by the dealers.
According to media reports, some LPG and petrol dealers are facing shortages of LPG cylinders and petrol and diesel. On Monday evening, long queues of fuel consumers were seen at many petrol pumps. Some of the outlets were closed because of non-availability of fuel.
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On the first day of the New Year, a panic buying was witnessed at fuel stations across Nagpur. Citizens made a beeline at petrol pumps till late in the night on Monday following rumours of depleting stock at fuel stations due to ongoing truckers’ strike and alleged delayed order by the dealers
The truckers’ protest against the new “hit and run law” in various cities has disrupted the supply. However, another reason is exacerbating the issue. Reports said that many dealers held off on placing orders for the past 4-5days due to rumours circulating about potential price cuts by State owned oil marketing companies (OMCs). Rumours of price cuts in both domestic and commercial cylinders and petrol and diesel swirling for the past week, led dealers to postpone their orders, leaving them unprepared for current demand.
If the truckers continue their protest for the next two to three days, the shortage will likely worsen, the reports said, adding that the dealers would need three to six to seven days to streamline the supply.
Meanwhile, OMCs addressed one aspect of the situation by announcing a Re 1 cut in the price of 19 kg commercial LPG cylinders on Monday. Its cost in Nagpur dropped from Rs 1933.5 to Rs1932.5 per cylinder. However, the 14.2 kg domestic cylinder prices remained unchanged at Rs 954.50 per cylinder.
Meanwhile, angry with the amendment to the new hit-and-run law passed by the Government under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), truck and other commercial vehicle drivers on Monday resorted to road block agitation on various highways in Nagpur. Right from the morning hours, hundreds of trucks, tankers, tempos, five wheelers and other commercial vehicles were lined up on main roads from Pardi to Suruchi factory causing traffic jams for several hours. Similar agitations were also held at other places including Wadi, Dongargaon and Jabalpur Road in the outskirts of the city. Truck drivers burnt tyres and raised slogans against the new law.
