NEW DELHI: A large number of petrol pumps across India went dry as the indefinite strike by oil PSU executives entered the third day on Friday, with possibility of a major fuel supply crisis looming large.About two-third of the 425 petrol pumps in New Delhi did not open today because of lack of stocks, while 60% outlets in Mumbai hung 'No Stock' signs boards.
Mumbai also ran out of compressed natural gas (CNG) that runs some two lakh buses, taxis and autos but Delhi had enough CNG and piped natural gas stocks to last 7 to 10 days.
OSOA kept harping on Government conceding on its demand for higher increase in their
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has already appointed a committee of ministers headed by home minister P Chidambaram to look into their demands within 30 days.
At the airports, absence of officers led to delay in refuelling of airplanes and some flight were delayed.
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