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Mizo: Oil transporters threaten to go on strike
Aizawl,
Jan
30:
Mizoram
may
face
petroleum
oil
and
lubricants
(POL)
supply
shortage
as
the
Mizoram
Contractors
Associations
have
threatened
to
go
on
strike
from
February
1
demanding
rate
hike
for
carrying
oil
from
depots
to
petrol
pumps.
''The
term
of
contract
have
already
expired
in
December
last
year.
But
we
cannot
stop
working
because
the
state
will
suffer,''
contractors'
union
leader
PB
Lalzuithanga
said
today.
At the existing rate, the contractors were carrying POL at Rs 2.18 per RTKM (round trip per kilometre) which is ''very unprofitable''. They started with Rs 1.93 per RTKM from October 1, 2003 on a two years contract. The contract was extended for another year from October 1 2005.
However, the increased rate did not match with the soaring oil price hike.
On the other hand, the IOC insisted that they could not increase the transportation rate while the Centre was against increasing oil price even through most countries have hiked oil prices. Besides, the IOC losses in Mizoram was huge, IOC sources have reportedly said.
UNI
