IMPHAL, October 20: Over hundred loaded oil tankers stranded in the neighbouring states along the National Highway (NH)-37 due to the 48-hour hill districts bandh imposed by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Kadangband, will be arriving in the state from tomorrow.
Speaking to IFP, the All Manipur Petroleum Tankers`™ Drivers`™ Union (AMPTDU) president, Bhupenchandra Gosh, said that the loaded tankers have starting their inbound journey today and will be arriving in the State by tomorrow.
At the same time, assuring that their will be no dearth of petroleum products once the tankers reached the State, he appealed to the public not to `panic`™.
He said the public have face enough hardship in the past few months to get essential commodities especially petroleum products due to frequent bandhs and blockades along the National Highways.
He also said that the public is anxious due to an announcement of economic blockade along the National Highways from October 21 midnight.
Nevertheless, he appealed to the public not to panic as the Indian Oil Corporation Limited has enough stocks to outlast the proposed 10-day long economic blockade.
Giving the stock positions of petroleum products with the IOC, the AMPTDU president said the IOC has diesel stock to last for 15 days, petrol to last 12 days and abundant stocks of kerosene, and aviation fuel.
While the oil tankers will be escorted till Imphal by the CRPF personnel from Dimapur,altogether 49 empty oil tankers including those of Bharat Petroleum, Essar and NRL etc will be leaving Imphal for Oil depots in Assam by 7:30pm.