The government has said that there is sufficient stock of Petrol, diesel and LPG in the country and all the refineries are operating at the optimum level. Addressing Inter – Ministerial media briefing in New Delhi, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Sujata Sharma said that LPG production is all time high. She also informed that no dry-out has been reported at any LPG distributorship.
Ms Sharma said, while some districts have witnessed unusually high sales of petrol and diesel due to agricultural demand and shifting market patterns, the supplies remain stable. Speaking about retail outlets , 150 Districts have reported 30 percent growth in petrol and 156 Districts reported more than 30 percent growth. Ms Sharma said that the government is reviewing the situation. She said, since March, over 8.3 lakh PNG connections have been activated and 8.5 lakh new consumers registered. In the last four days alone, 1.78 crore LPG refill bookings were received and about 1.8 crore cylinders delivered, with 96 percent deliveries authenticated digitally. Enforcement agencies and oil marketing companies have intensified inspections, resulting in fuel seizures, FIRs, arrests, and action against errant dealers and distributors. Commercial LPG supplies remain robust, and natural gas supply has been restored to 99 percent for industrial and commercial consumers.
Additional Secretary (Gulf) in Ministry of External Affairs Aseem Mahajan said, Government is closely monitoring developments in the Gulf and West Asia region. He ssaid, the efforts are focused on ensuring the safety and welfare of the Indian community in the region. Mr Mahajan said, Embassies and Consulates in the region are operating round the clock helplines to provide timely assistance to Indian nationals. He said, the overall flight situation continues to improve with additional flights operating from the region to various destinations in India.
Director, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Opesh Kumar Sharma said that the Ministry continues to coordinate with the Ministry of External Affairs , Indian Missions and Maritime stakeholders to ensure seafarers welfare and uninterrupted maritime operations. He informed that a merchant vessel Nissos Keros, a crude oil tanker safely transited the Strait of Hormuz and is expected to arrive at Visakhapatnam on 3rd of June. He said, the vessel is carrying crude oil about 2 lakh and 70 thousand metric tonnes. He said, all indian seafarers are safe in the region and no incident involving Indian seafarers either on Indian flagged or foreign flagged merchant vessel has been reported.
