The state food and civil supplies department minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Monday claimed that the government has ensured adequate stock of fuel and daily essential commodities.
Addressing a press conference here in the conference hall of the civil secretariat on Monday, the minister said that presently the IOCL has a total of 1,700 kiloliters (KL) of petrol and 2,726 kiloliters (KL) of diesel in stock at various petrol pumps, including the depot in Dharmanagar under North District.”
“Taking the upcoming monsoon season into account, the IOCL authorities have made efforts to keep the transport system operational by road and rail to maintain a normal supply,” he told reporters.
He said, “FCI has so far imported about 9,114 metric tonnes of rice into the state through 147 rail wagons since the normalisation of rail traffic on May 11. Additionally, 21 more rail wagons carrying public distribution rice will enter the state by the evening of May 20.”
“According to information received from FCI, about 14,300 metric tonnes of rice is being transported to the state through 6 rail rakes for public distribution. As a result, the state will have about 90 days' worth of rice stock under public distribution by May 31,” he said.
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