Goods transporters and petrol dealers association in Maharashtra claimed on Wednesday that they were being denied fuel at petrol pumps which could impact prices of commodities.
"Our vehicles across the state are getting only about 70 per cent of the fuel and as a result of which they are being delayed (to reach destinations)," Prakash Gavali, president of the Maharashtra Rajya Truck Tempo Tankers Bus Vahtuk Mahasangh, which represents transporters, said.
"Due to lack of fuel supply our vehicles are forced to make more stops and spend more time in queues at petrol and diesel pumps which increases operating costs," he said, adding it would lead to a rise in prices of commodities.
He also alleged that vehicles were also being denied fuel at various locations across the state.
Shortage of fuel is being faced at petrol pumps across the state barring Mumbai, a senior office-bearer of Federation of All Maharashtra Petrol Dealers Association told PTI.
"After the increase in crude oil prices, there has been a shortage of fuel supply to pumps and in many cases there are diesel pumps which are out of fuel," Raju Shinde, from FAMPDA said.
Presently they were facing shortage of fuel supply from Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum, he said.
Hower, an India Oil Corporation spokesperson said that adequate fuel was being supplied to all their pumps for meeting their daily fuel sales. BPCL officials were unavailable for comment.
