Strike call triggers fuel crisis in GH

TURA, Aug 4: Fuel crisis is building up across Garo Hills, particularly Tura town, with several gas stations running out of stock due to an ongoing strike call by a state dealers’ group, viz. Petroleum Dealers Association of Meghalaya.
Albeit the crisis has reportedly been resolved, replenishing the exhausted stock is expected to take a couple of days until the fuel tankers arrive.
In light of some stations unable to supply fuel, large queues of late have been witnessed in gas stations that still have fuel stock. “We normally purchase fuel from either lower Hawakhana or Dermile, but the acute shortage has compelled us to travel a longer distance, almost to the outskirts of town, to getpetrol for our vehicle for emergency use,” lamented several car owners in Tura.
West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Ram Singh has, meanwhile, directed fuel station operators to ensure sufficient reserve is maintained for use by government and law enforcement agencies.
Limits for fuel to consumers is either 10 litres of diesel or 5 litres of petrol for medium vehicles, 5 litres for light vehicles and 5 litres for auto rickshaws and two-wheelers.