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Last Updated : 2024-03-29 15:14:00
Sri Lanka is currently experiencing its longest fuel queues in its history today due to limited issuance of diesel and petrol stocks.
Samagi United Trade Union Force (SUTUF) convener and media spokesman Ananda Palitha told the Daily Mirror that 85 percent of the filling stations in the country had run out of petrol.
He claimed that the Lanka IOC was also not distributing fuel due to a possible fuel price increase on June 24.
“Only 50MT of petrol was issued today. The diesel stocks issued is to a total of 160 orders,” Palitha said.
The last fuel vessel M T JAG PAHEL reached Colombo Port yesterday under the Indian credit line with a stock of 36,000MT but the Power and Energy Minister claimed that the shipment was a 40, 000MT of diesel.
The ship docked at the Dolphin Jetty in Colombo Port yesterday. Only 16MT of diesel was unloaded to the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Ltd at Kolonnawa and the remaining 20,000 MT was unloaded to the Muthurajawela Terminal.
Due to duel purpose unloading facility of the ship, the CPC had to pay USD 50,000 as additional charges other than the demerge fee.
The Minister yesterday claimed that the Ministry had paid USD42 million for 38,000MT (300,000 oil barrels). Palitha claimed that the shipment was to arrive in the country within three days.
However Palitha said the shipment was to arrive only by June 22 or 23. Until then the country would experience a huge petrol shortage. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)
Iwazaru Friday, 17 June 2022 02:38 PM
Just the start or tip of the iceberg. The record breakers will come soon.
Aragalaya Friday, 17 June 2022 02:40 PM
Is this done deliberately by the government to create more chaos?
Frederick Saturday, 18 June 2022 06:55 AM
We will know the answer as to why within the next few months I think, either way I fear for the sovereignty of SL, hopefully that won't be the case
Peter Saturday, 18 June 2022 07:02 AM
Does government pushing people to anti regime reactions to bounce on them and attack them
Hubert Congreve Saturday, 18 June 2022 07:36 AM
This is because Rajapakshe Family robbed the public money, they are responsible for this and also in due course God will judge them.
Prof. Anthony Ratnarajah Saturday, 18 June 2022 07:39 AM
If Gota and Ranil step down and a Young talented Professional leader becomes the President and an Economist take over the Premiership for sure they will wipe out queues.
Atha Katha Somay Saturday, 18 June 2022 07:47 AM
In experienced Kanchana cannot handle this ministry, he should step down first for us to get rid of long queues.
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