Enough petrol in State 8212; Govt

Meanwhile, on the first day of the truckers8217; strike today, sale of diesel saw a 10 per cent decline as trucks, which mainly use the fuel, were off the roads. Sale of petrol, however, continued as usual.

Stock of diesel in the State is around 4.8 crore litres, while that of petrol is around 30.15 lakh litres. The stocks are enough to last for two and four days respectively.

Officials of different oil companies said they had received assurances from the Government that police protection would be provided to their vehicles in case they were required for supply of diesel and petrol. The officials said they had sufficient stock. 8220;We have sufficient petroleum stock in our storage at Koili and Sabarmati because diesel and petrol is supplied through pipeline,8221; senior manager technical services Indian Oil Company N B Nariyani said.

Similarly, Divisional Manager of Bharat Petroleum Corporation O S Shanmugan said they had around 180 kilolitres of petrol and 356 kilolitres of high speed diesel in its storage, which was enough to last for several more days.

8220;In case the strike continues, the Government will deploy private trucks and buses of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation for supply of diesel and petrol and police protection has been promised for the vehicles,8221; he said.