According to petroleum dealers, BPCL and HPCL have restricted the fuel supply and are providing only 33 per cent oil of the total demand which has given rise to the fuel crisis
Rajasthan is facing an acute petrol and diesel crisis: Reports indicate around 2,000 petrol pumps across the state, including 100 in Jaipur, have no petrol or diesel. According to petroleum dealers, BPCL and HPCL have restricted the fuel supply and are providing only 33 per cent oil of the total demand which has given rise to the fuel crisis. To top it all, private oil majors like Reliance and Essar have also stopped sales at their pumps.
The Rajasthan Petrol Dealers Association President, Sunit Bagai, said that the main reason for the shortage was the closure of Reliance and Essar petrol pumps for almost two weeks.
According to officials, even if the oil majors start supplies, it will take around three days to reach pumps all around the state.
The market share of both these companies in Rajasthan is about 15 per cent and with their closure, the load has fallen on the petrol pumps of other companies. In addition, supplies from BPCL and HPCL have come down. It is only Indian Oil Company that has been supplying fuel.
Reports indicate that the situation is not likely to improve in the next three or four days. According to officials, even if the oil majors start supplies, it will take around three days to reach pumps all around the state. The Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers Association has sent a letter to Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, complaining about the lack of supplies.
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