STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali on Wednesday asked Oil Marketing Companies operating in the State to establish 6 petrol pumps in Kargil district.
The Minister issued these instructions while chairing a meeting with representatives of Oil Marketing Companies including Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and officers of the Department here. The Minister was briefed about the location for establishment of petrol pumps and gas agencies in the district by the representatives of Oil Companies. The Oil Marketing Companies were asked to initiate the process for establishing 6 Petrol pumps in the area. It was decided that IOCL shall establish pumps at Drass and Sankoo while as HPCL will establish pumps at Shakerchetan and Khangral. BPCL has been asked to establish petrol pumps in Zanaskar and Taisuru areas.
Meanwhile, Deputy General Manager (DGM), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, J&K and Punjab Dhananjay Shrivastav called on the Minister to apprise him about the activities of the company in the State.
