Click to play videoKolkata: Long queues of cars at petrol pumps have become a common sight in Kolkata since Sunday afternoon.
The tussle between oil companies and the Tankers Association, which is responsible for transporting oil to the pumps from oil depots, has left Kolkata gasping for gas. And now negotiation's between the two sides have hit a dead-end.
General Secretary, Tankers Association, Ajit Das says, "They are not even giving us half of what we wanted."
The Tankers Association has been asking for transportation charges of Rs 200 for every kilometer against the present figure of Rs 110. However, the oil companies have turned down the demand, saying the country average is Rs 120.
The State Transport Minister, Subhash Chokroborty, who brokered the talks, has said he will help oil companies if they decide to use their own tankers to transport fuel.
"It is the responsibility of the oil companies to ensure that their pumps are stocked properly. I am ready to help them as far as law and order goes. I will ensure they don't have a problem on the roads," said Chokroborty.
On Sunday, 250 of the 300 pumps in Kolkata were beginning to show signs of drying up and now with talks failing, it will be a while before the common man of the street zooms off in style.
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