(PTI)
An association of LPG transporters in the north east went on an indefinite strike against the latest tender floated by PSU giant Indian Oil Corporation. The North East Packed LPG Transporter Association (NEPLTA), which transports cylinders from the bottling plants to the dealers, is protesting against among other things the floating of the tender from Kolkata instead of Guwahati, lowering of the existing rates and increasing the carrying capacity.
Because of the strike loading and supplying of finished cylinders from the company’s 10 bottling plants have been affected and is likely to impact the stock at retail selling points of the distributors in coming days, sources said. IOC currently rolls out around 1.5 lakh cylinders every day for its customers across the North East. It has around 850 distributors in the region. Responding to an email query sent by , it said “As on date, no strike notice has been received by us and with LPG being an essential commodity, going on strike without any notice will be going against the law.”
