AGARTALA, Jan 28 (TIWN): After experiencing an acute shortage of petrol over an interval period of time, now a board of ‘No petrol’ is hanged at almost all the petrol pumps of the city. Hundreds of vehicles were seen in queue in front of petrol pump for refilling their vehicle tanks. The actual reason for the dry-out remains largely speculative and the petrol pump owner is not ready to speak anything regarding the crisis in the city.It is to be mentioned here that most of the petrol pump of the city area running dry and a long queue of people is seen from the early morning waiting in the petrol pump to collect petrol. Hundreds of vehicles were seen in queue in front of petrol filling station while many centres had hanged the board of no-petrol.Majority of the petrol pumps in the state capital hanged the board of no-petrol due to lack of fresh petrol supply, forcing the desperate consumers to buy petrol from black market at a hefty price.In the beginning the shortage affected heavy vehicles requiring large petrol refill, but has eventually hit the normal commuters as well. As things stand, many trucks are on standby on city outskirts in demand of petrol.The acute petrol crisis created chaos among the state people. Following the petrol crisis in Tripura, movement of vehicles has been collapsed partially. Especially the vehicles move to out of the state is facing difficulties at such situation.

Reportedly, it’s been almost week that peoples of the city are facing a huge crisis of petrol with most of the pumps shut down while huge queue noticed outside the petrol pump which is operational in the city. Due to this people were seen waiting for refilling their vehicle tanks. While most of the pumps supplied fuel in short, other few ones were open for the whole day facing huge crowd of vehicles.

It is to be mentioned here that, Agartala also witnessed severe crisis of petrol and diesel on January 18 and 19 last due to transportation problems.

It is to be mentioned here that the crisis of petrol has occurred due to prolonged dilapidated condition of the National Highway 44 and the Lorries were stuck.

It seems like to get petrol from any of the petrol pump has become a challenge and a matter of patience as the riders had to wait for prologue many hours. Besides, the situation has leads the black marketing of petrol flourished in the area and the common mass are bound to buy petrol with higher rates.