Regardless of the Southern Area Bulk LPG Transport Homeowners’ Affiliation halting operations for the fourth day on Monday, the State-owned oil advertising firms (OMCs) stated there have been no disruptions within the provide. of liquefied petroleum fuel (LPG) cylinders to shoppers within the State.
“Round 25% of bulk vans are working. Deliveries occurred even on Sunday. The State authorities can also be conscious of the strike. There is no such thing as a must panic as all three OMCs have sufficient inventory,” stated a senior official of an OMC.
A senior official within the oil business stated the strike by the transporters was an unlawful one, they usually had approached the Excessive Courtroom. “Once they had gone on a strike in March-April, we held discussions with them and agreed to their phrases, and solely after that was this newest tender floated. Now, they need the outdated tender to proceed, which is uncalled for. This tender is just not restricted to 1 State and is relevant to the whole nation. It would have bigger implications,” he stated.
Affiliation president Okay. Sunderraj stated the members had not gone on strike however solely stopped work as their contract interval had come to an finish. Small single truck house owners are being affected by a specific tender situation, he clarified, including that: “We can not stand mute spectators to that.”
In the meantime, a distributor stated the backlog remained at three to 4 days, they usually had been solely getting half the required hundreds. “We’re managing provides with what we’re getting. As of now there is no such thing as a panic reserving by shoppers,” Mr. Sunderraj added.
Revealed – October 14, 2025 12:38 am IST