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Despite the Southern Region Bulk LPG Transport Owners’ Association halting operations for the fourth day connected Monday, the State-owned lipid selling companies (OMCs) said determination were nary disruptions successful the proviso of liquefied petroleum state (LPG) cylinders to consumers successful the State.
“Around 25% of bulk trucks are operating. Deliveries happened adjacent connected Sunday. The State authorities is besides alert of the strike. There is nary request to panic arsenic each 3 OMCs person capable stock,” said a elder authoritative of an OMC.
A elder authoritative successful the lipid manufacture said the onslaught by the transporters was an amerciable one, and they had approached the High Court. “When they had gone connected a onslaught successful March-April, we held discussions with them and agreed to their terms, and lone aft that was this latest tender floated. Now, they privation the aged tender to continue, which is uncalled for. This tender is not constricted to 1 State and is applicable to the full country. It volition person larger implications,” helium said.
Association president K. Sunderraj said the members had not gone connected onslaught but lone stopped enactment arsenic their declaration play had travel to an end. Small azygous motortruck owners are being affected by a peculiar tender condition, helium clarified, adding that: “We cannot basal mute spectators to that.”
Meanwhile, a distributor said the backlog remained astatine 3 to 4 days, and they were lone getting fractional the required loads. “We are managing supplies with what we are getting. As of present determination is nary panic booking by consumers,” Mr. Sunderraj added.
