प्रयागराज, गोंडा-हापुड़-देवरिया… अब यूपी में पेट्रोल पंपों पर लंबी-लंबी कतारें, पैनिक बाइंग कर रहे लोग – Petrol diesel Shortage Rumors Fuel Panic Buying in UP Hapur Prayagraj gonda deoria ntc ksrj
After Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, now the effect of panic buying regarding petrol and diesel has started becoming visible in Uttar Pradesh and Assam. Long queues of vehicles were seen at petrol pumps in many districts including Prayagraj, Gonda, Siddharthnagar, Hapur, Deoria, Sant Kabir Nagar.
However, the administration is continuously appealing to the people not to pay attention to rumors and to have adequate stock. Despite adequate availability of petrol in Prayagraj, a huge crowd gathered at the pumps due to the spread of rumours. Out of fear, people rushed to fill the tanks of their vehicles, which led to chaos at many places.
similarly Deoria In the morning also, the news of petrol running out spread, after which people flocked to the pumps. Deoria DM Divya Mittal issued a video message and clearly said that the supply of petrol and diesel is completely smooth and there is no need to panic.
Gonda Today, the crowd of people taking petrol suddenly increased at the pumps. Due to the closure of two petrol pumps, chaos spread due to which long queues of vehicles were formed at the pumps to fill petrol. This is the situation when Vijay Tiwari, a petrol pump owner of the city, told that we have enough stock. There is a crowd due to rumour. According to Additional District Officer Alok Kumar, there is sufficient oil stock in the district. ADM told on phone that strict action will be taken against those spreading rumours.
Similar situation was seen in Indore, Madhya Pradesh also. After the viral video and rumors regarding the shortage of petrol and diesel in Indore, the administration has become strict and preparations are being made to register an FIR against those spreading rumours. It is being claimed that petrol is being sold at Rs 149 per liter at a petrol pump in Loha Mandi area.
Seeing the long line at the petrol pump in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, a bank employee reached the office on a horse, the video of which went viral on social media. Whereas in Bhopal, after a petrol pump was ordered not to give petrol more than Rs 200, the administration raided the pump and sealed it.
Crowds of people gathered at the petrol pumps of Karanja town in Washim district of Maharashtra since last night to fill petrol. After standing in the queue for hours in the hot afternoon sun, some people got petrol worth Rs 1,000 and some Rs 500 filled in their vehicles. People told that after hearing that petrol was running out, they had come to get petrol filled.
Apart from this, crowd suddenly increased at petrol pumps in Satara, Kolhapur, Sangli, Solapur, Pune and Jalna and Washim of Maharashtra. Due to rumour, people stood in line for hours to get petrol filled. The administration has clarified that there is no shortage of fuel.
This crisis is being seen not only in North India but also in the South. Long queues of people were seen at petrol pumps in Hyderabad also. In Chennai too, people were seen waiting for hours outside petrol and diesel pumps.
Meanwhile, there have been reports of problems regarding LPG at many places. Hapur Due to shortage of gas cylinders, one daughter’s marriage had to be postponed. The family has requested the District Supply Officer to provide gas cylinders.
Illegal gas refilling racket has also been busted in Dwarka, Delhi, where more than 200 small and big gas cylinders and equipment were seized and three people were arrested. The administration and the government are continuously saying that sufficient stock of petrol, diesel and gas is available, but due to rumors, a situation of panic buying has arisen in many states, due to which long queues are being formed at petrol pumps.
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