MERI Mirror, April' 2020
A bilingual monthly student publication, an initiative of the students of Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at MERI College, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.
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PetrolandDieselsalesinks
-ByAmandeep
Petrolsalesdroppedto1.943milion
tonnesin March sold in thesame
monthin2019,accordingtoprovisionalindustrydemandnumbers.India’s
petrolsalesshrankby17.6percentand
dieseldemandtankednearly26per
centinMarchastheeconomyfroze
underthenationwidelockdownan-
lockdownperiod.LPG salesrose1.9
percentto2.286milion tonnesin
March.Theseareprovisionalnumbers
forthethreepublicsectoroilmarketingcompanies–IndianOilCorp(IOC),
BharatPetroleum CorpLtd(BPCL)and
HindustanPetroleum CorpLtd(HP-
CL).ActualMarch numbersafterincludingsalesbyprivatesectorfirms
wouldbeannouncedinthenextfew
days.
Industryoficialssaidthepaternin
fuelconsumptionislikelytocontinue
inAprilasthelockdownistolasttil
midofthemonthandthereareindica-
pectedtopickupwhenthelockdown
islifted and restrictionson public
transportlifted.
tionsthatpartrestrictionswilcontin-
ueevenafterthelockdownislifted.
nouncedtocheckthespreadofCOV-
ID-19.Also,aviationturbinefuel(ATF) Petroland dieselsalesin Aprilare
salesfelby31.6percentasflightsgot one-thirdofwhattheywereayear
suspendedalongsidetheshutingof back,theysaidaddingdemandisex-
businessesandmostvehiculartrafic
goingof-road.
Petrolsalesdroppedto1.943milion
tonnesin March sold in thesame PrimeMinisterNarendraModihad
monthin2019,accordingtoprovisionalindustrydemandnumbers.DieselningMarch25,shutingoficesand
announceda21-daylockdownbegin-
themostconsumedfuelinthecountry,saw
demandcontractby25.9per sentialservices.Also,flightsweresus-
factories,barringthoseinvolvedines-
centto4.982miliontonnes.Similarly, pended,trainsstoppedplyingandve-
hicleswentoftheroadasmostpeopl
ATFsalesfelto4,63,000tonnes.The
onlyfuelthatshowedgrowthwasLPG wereaskedtostayhometohelpcheck
ashouseholdsrushedtobookrefils thespreadofcoronavirus.
forstockingduringthethree-week
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