Agartala, February 4 (TIWN): Petrol price was on Tuesday cut by Rs 2.42 per litre and diesel by Rs 2.25 per litre in line with a decline in international oil prices. According to the recent chart, the price pf petrol in Tripura amounts to Rs 55.49 and of diesel to 45.88. It is to be mention, that this is the tenth straight reduction in petrol price since August and sixth in diesel since October.

However People of Tripura have welcomed the slashing of petrol prices by saying that the move has provided some much needed relief to the common people. A bike owner, Arindam Paul said, "It is a relief for a middle class person like me. We are expecting that the petrol prices will be further slashed because a middle class person like me uses two wheelers which run on petrol a lot."