The price of petrol was hiked by Rs 1.39 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.04 a litre on April 16. Meanwhile, the Federation of All Maharashtra Petrol Dealers Association (FAMPEDA) President Uday Lodh said that the decision will be implemented in support of its various demands with the Oil Marketing Companies and other long-pending issues. It was also reported that the move can also result in massive queues at all times of the day at petrol pumps in major cities like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Aurangabad, etc. The shutting of petrol pumps will affect 4,500 petrol pumps in Maharashtra, including 225 in Mumbai, a top official was quoted by IANS. It was informed that the fuel outlets which normally have about 15 staff each would have one staff member on the holidays to provide fuel if there was an emergency situation. Kumar, who is also the vice-president of Tamil Nadu Petroleum Dealers Association said that the decision comes in wake of Narendra Modi’s latest Mann Ki Baat episode where he emphasised to conserve oil. “A decision has been taken but we are waiting for a final communication from CIPD,” Ashok Nareddi of Telangana Petroleum Dealers’ Association told IANS. Reports informed that all 2,400 petrol bunks in Telangana along with those in six other states and Puducherry will remain closed on Sundays from May 14 as Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers (CIPD) has passed a resolution to down shutters once a week on a call given by the Prime Minister for conserving energy. Now we have decided to shut the outlets on Sundays,” Suresh was quoted by PTI. But oil marketing companies had then requested us to reconsider our decision.
“We had planned to shut our outlets on Sundays a few years back. Suresh Kumar, an executive committee member of the consortium of Indian petroleum dealers said informed that nearly 20,000 outlets in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Haryana would be shut for 24 hours on Sundays, starting May 14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his latest ‘Mann ki Baat’ episode issued a call to conserve oil to save the environment. Mumbai, April 19: In a bid to conserve energy, petrol pumps in various states will remain shut every Sunday beginning from May 14.
As of October 2009 Essar has 1600 petrol stations in India which are supplied with petrol and diesel from its 280,000 barrels per day (45,000 m 3 /d) refinery in Vadinar, Gujarat. Shell currently has 88 petrol stations in India. Reliance Industries Ltd, Essar Oil, Shell India and ONGC have also opened petrol stations in India.
in:Retail Outlets, IOCL, oil companies, distributors, dealers, Outlet,Retail-Outlets, IOCL Retail-OutletsVir Jawan Abdul Nazar Fuels,MALAPURAM. Besides Maharashtra, other states which are planning to implement a similar working schedule include Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Haryana. Home > Business The shutting of petrol pumps will affect 4,500 petrol pumps in Maharashtra, including 225 in Mumbai.