Fuel supply situation worsens in Chennai

As the strike by oil PSU executives entered the 2nd day, more than 70% of the petrol bunks in the city and suburbs ran out of stocks on Thursday, indicating hard days ahead for consumers.

As the strike by oil PSU executives entered the second day and more transport operators set to join the truckers stir, more than 70 per cent of the petrol bunks in the city and suburbs ran out of stocks on Thursday, indicating hard days ahead for consumers.

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While around 25 per cent of petrol bunks had gone dry yesterday, the situation worsened today with more and more dealers putting up no stock boards in the city and suburbs, sources in the Tamil Nadu Petroleum Dealers' Association said.

They told PTI here that tanker lorry operators presently working with HPCL have also expressed their willingness to join the strike from in Chennai.