Some parts of Hyderabad are facing shortage of
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as oil companies are allegedly not supplying the fuel in required quantity at the 12 CNG outlets in the city and its surroundings.
Each outlet requires 1,500 to 1,800 kg of CNG every day but oil companies do not supply the required quantity. They hardly supply about 1,000 kg to each outlet, said Rajiv Amaram, Joint Secretary (South), Confederation of Indian Petroleum Dealers.
The 12 fuel station owners have decided to operate their outlets from 10 am to 5 pm because of shortage of the fuel. Dealers convened a special meeting recently and are issuing notices to oil companies about operating their outlets for limited hours.
Dealers urge oil company authorities to improve the gas supply as 20,000 more CNG autorickshaws are likely to hit the roads very shortly.
Owing to shortage of the fuel, many CNG vehicle owners, including car owners and autorickshaw drivers are forced to wait in serpentine queues at fuel stations in Abids, Nagole, Secunderabad and other areas. At times, drivers are forced to sleep at the fuel stations to purchase gas the next day. In Hyderabad, nearly 5,000 cars and about 20,000 autorickshaws run on CNG, reports indicate.
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