Restriction on fuel rationing in Kohima lifted, says ADC
Our Correspondent
Kohima | July 21
In view of the reported limited stock of petrol in Kohima town fuel outlets, panicking citizens made a beeline with their vehicles at petrol pumps in the State Capital Kohima to buy fuel. Panic buying happens when people fear the shortage of a particular commodity or product in the market, or if prices of the same rise.
Long queues of vehicles could be seen at various petrol pumps all over Kohima since early morning of July 21.
However, official sources told The Morung Express that fuel stocks should have already arrived by evening and there is no need to panic about shortage of fuel. The ADC of Kohima informed that the restriction on rationing of fuel in Kohima has been lifted at around 1:00pm today by the district administration. This led to security as well as other arrangements for rationing of oil being removed from Kohima in view of oil tanks reaching the State Capital by evening of July 21.
However, a formal order to the effect has not yet been passed, the ADC stated.
It may be recalled that on Wednesday, Kohima Deputy Commissioner had ordered that petrol will now be issued on a controlled basis and rationed with effect from July 21, early hours till additional stocks arrive in view of the limited stock of petrol in Kohima town outlets.
That order was enforced under essential commodity statutory provisions.
