Trade bodies in Belagavi demand retail sale of petrol in cans

Members of Traders’ Forum have urged the Belagavi district administration to permit retail sale of fuel in cans, to be used in industries and other essential services.

In a letter to Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan, they said they were facing practical difficulties due to restriction on supply of petrol in loose cans and bottles at petrol pumps. “We are facing hardship for genuine commercial and industrial users who depend on generators for uninterrupted functioning. At present, frequent power cuts are being experienced in several parts of Belagavi, either due to uncertain rains or due to infrastructure developmental work. Due to this, generators have become unavoidable for running shops, textile establishments, industries, offices, hospitals, hotels, cold storage units, medical stores, billing systems, banking transactions and other essential services. We are facing losses and disruption in business,” they stated.