Click to play videoKolkata: Commuters in Kolkata can breathe easy now. The city is all set to be back on the move from late Tuesday night.
The tankers' association of Bengal has agreed to withdraw their indefinite strike after Bengal Transport Minister Subhash Chokroborty managed to coax them to end their strike in the larger interest of the people of the state. But the breather could well be only for the next two weeks.
The final negotiation between the oil companies and the tankers association will take place two weeks later.
Tankers association General Secretary Ajit Das said, “The union petroleum minister has ensured me that once he returns he will talk to the oil companies to negotiate the final amount."
Petroleum Minister Murli Deora is expected to negotiate further talks after two weeks.
After demanding Rs 200 per kilolitre per kilometre the tankers' association have finally settled for Rs 130 per kilolitre per kilometre, whereas oil companies are only willing to pay Rs 122 per kilolitre per kilometre.
The discrepancy of Rs 7 will be settled through talks after two weeks.
About 300 petrol pumps in Kolkata and 700 others across the state will be refueled by late Tuesday night.
Fuel will be transported from depots in Mourigram and Budgebudge.
The respite for the people of Kolkata comes with a catch and people here are hoping the tankers' association does not once again hold the city to ransom if the matter isn't sorted in the next few days.
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