Heavy rush at fuel stations amid shortage rumours

Srinagar, June 16

Long queues of vehicles were seen at fuel stations in Kashmir on Thursday as people scrambled to fill up their vehicle tanks amidst rumours of fuel shortage. The fuel stations across Kashmir put hoardings reading ‘no petrol, no diesel’ as the rush of vehicles triggered massive traffic jams in the city.

Several drivers had parked their vehicles alongside roads after exhausting their fuel while moving between different fuel stations. At some stations, people entered into arguments with policemen who were seen regulating the movement of vehicles.

A lawyer left his car in the middle of the Srinagar-Baramulla highway at Batamaloo locality in Srinagar after his vehicle tank ran dry in search of the fuel. A senior marketing official at Indian Oil Corporation Limited took to Twitter to allay the fears of people but to no avail.