A petrol pump in Dimapur. Fuel prices have been on an upward trend for five consecutive days this week since February 9. (Morung File Photo)
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Morung Express News
Dimapur | February 13
With fuel prices rallying northward on global cue, petrol price in Nagaland State capital Kohima inched towards Rs 92 per litre on February 13.
On Saturday petrol was retailing at Rs 91.78 per litre in Kohima, while it was Rs 82.39 for diesel.
Fuel prices have been on an upward trend for five consecutive days this week since February 9.
However, in the commercial capital Dimapur, prices were marginally lower with petrol at Rs 90.85 and diesel at Rs 81.66. It was not immediately known whether the current price differences between Kohima and Dimapur are due to existing tax rates or supply constraint to Kohima as a result of the road blockade on National Highway-29.
According to the IANS news agency, the increase on Saturday has followed the firming global crude oil prices that have maintained record streak of gains in past few days reaching over $62 a barrel mark.
Across the country as well, the increase in petrol prices ranged from 25-30 paise per litre and price 30-40 paise per litre for diesel, depending on the level of local taxes on the two petroleum products, it said.
In Mumbai, petrol prices is just Rs 5 per litre short of touching three digit mark of Rs 100 per litre for the very first time anywhere in the country while diesel prices in the city is closing on Rs 90 a litre, it added.
The petrol and diesel prices have increased 17 times in 2021 with the two auto fuels increasing by Rs 4.73 and Rs 4.87 per litre respectively, so far this year.
Meanwhile, in neighboring Assam, petrol and diesel fell drastically from February 13 following the removal of the additional COVID-19 cess of Rs 5 levied on both the fuels by the State Government last year.
With this petrol price fell from Rs 90.4 on February 12 to Rs 85.60 on February 13. Likewise, diesel price decreased to Rs 79.50 from Rs 84.27 during the same period.
When the announcement, made during the second day of the three-day Assam’s Assembly session on Friday, was made public, many in Nagaland, particularly those from border areas like Dimapur, said they planned to go to neighbouring state to fill their tanks.
