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India an ‘oasis of comfort’ on fuel supplies, rationing ‘not going to happen’: Oil Secretary
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India an ‘oasis of comfort’ on fuel supplies, rationing ‘not going to happen’: Oil Secretary

The Indian Express·Sukalp Sharma·22 days ago
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"There is no need to panic. There are sufficient supplies. There is no rationing in place," Petroleum Secretary Neeraj Mittal said on Monday. (Credits: X/ Neeraj Mittal IAS/ Image enhanced using ChatGPT) Despite the global oil and fuel supply disruption due to the West Asia war, the country has more than adequate stocks of major fuels like petrol and diesel to ensure stable supplies for the foreseeable future and there is no plan to ration supplies, Petroleum Secretary Neeraj Mittal said Monday. According to Mittal, petrol and diesel stocks worth 60 days and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stocks for households worth about 45 days are being maintained on an ongoing basis since the beginning of the West Asia war. “Many countries have done rationing, they have done different kind of things. India has been a kind of an oasis of comfort. No rationing has been done. Albeit, the government has appealed to citizens not to panic, and we are doing the same today. There is no need to panic.…

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