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Friday, 25 July 2008

When Shankar, a taxi driver from Bangalore, took on a fare to Davangere, he did not top up the tank as he assumed he could fill up en route. However, he did not get a single drop of diesel on the entire National Highway 4-stretch till Bharamasagara in Chitradurga district on Wednesday. He turned into Bharamasagara town and drove into a petrol outlet only to find it closed. Oddly, an attendant directed him to a nearby shop where Mr. Shankar purchased 25 litres of diesel at Rs. 60 a litre. This “scarcity” is despite public sector oil companies more than doubling the supply of diesel over the last one week. Indian Oil Corporation alone transported 3,020 kl diesel from its Devanagondi terminal (catering to Bangalore and surrounding districts) for retail outlets, as against 1,321 kl on July 24, 2007. As much as 1,800 kl diesel was for Bangalore alone as against 633 kl for the same period last year. Bharat Petroleum increased supply of diesel from Devanagondi terminal by 40 per cent on Wednesday with 1,056 kl as against 700 kl lifted on July 24, 2007. In spite of all these measures, hundreds of vehicles have been lining up in front of retail outlets across the State. Many outlets have gone dry, strongly suggesting hoarding of fuel and its black marketing.

 

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