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Petroleum Minister Susil Premajayantha has directed the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation to appoint a second committee to look into the compensation of some 3000 complainants whose vehicles were suspected to have been damaged by substandard petrol.

A senior CPC official said a new three member committee comprising of a member from the CPC marketing division, finance division and CPC Board of Directors will look into the complaints to decide on the method of compensation. “It is still uncertain how the complainants will be compensated,” he said.

Letters will be dispatched to complainants to send copies of their national identity card, registration book of vehicle, vehicle insurance certificate, bills for repairs, filling station bills and affidavit issued by a Justice of Peace with details on the ownership of the vehicle, vehicle details, filling station and fuel bill details. If a compliant does not have any bills for the vehicle repairs, the details should be included in the affidavit, the CPC official said.

“A majority of complainants had not sent all the relevant documents and should in order to receive compensation,” he said. The closing date for complaints was September 6.

The first three member committee appointed by the Petroleum minister recently issued a report on data pertaining to tender procedures, observations on any deviations of standard specifications of 90 octane petrol, other information pertaining to 90 octane Lanka petrol at CPSTL storage tanks and other relevant information. (Olindhi Jayasundere)

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