India: Fuel Supply Problems in Manipur
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Monday, 08 February 2010 |
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Transport of petroleum products into Manipur has been stopped as the
Nagaland Government has not provided security escorts after Senapati
District Students' Association (SDSA) imposed economic blockade along
the National Highway 39.
According to sources from Imphal IOC Depot, the possibility of most
retail service station outlets in Manipur running dry would only happen
if the supply trucks continued to be hindered from travelling.
Informing that in a week for lifting the petroleum products the
Government of Manipur provides security escort to oil tankers upto Mao
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the source explained that from Mao it
is the responsibility of the Nagaland Government to escort the oil
tankers up to Khatkhati and back. After the loaded oil tankers
were escorted back to Mao, the escort part from Manipur brought back
the oil tankers to Imphal.
An IOC official conveyed that as of now there is no alarm over shortage
of fuel. If oil tankers remained standed, however, it could lead to a
fuel shortage over time.
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