Relief to LPG cylinder consumers after transporters’ association calls off strike

The nine LPG bottling plants re opened on Wednesday after a six day strike by the North East Packed Transporters Association. The transporter association has withdrawn the strike for the time being with the intervention of Assam government. The association decided to withdraw the strike after a meeting was held on Tuesday between state Food and Civil Supplies Minister Phani Bhusan Choudhury and IOC authorities. The bottling plants which resumed today are North Guwahati Bottling Plant, Bongaigaon plant, Mirza bottling plant, Gopanari plant, Tinsukia plant, Duliajan Plant, Sekmai plant, Dimapur plant, and Tripura bottling plant.

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It may be mentioned that LPG consumers in Assam were going through a harrowing time after the North East Packed Transport Association (NEPTA) had gone on a indefinite strike since August 27. The NEPTA had called for the strike in protest against the recently floated Packed transportation Tender for Indian Oil Bottling Plants. The strike has put all the LPG consumers across the region in distress, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when most customers are operating from home.

The charter of demands of the transporters’ association are; Tender to be floated from Guwahati, instead of Kolkata, there should be an increase of 50% over existing rates and Rates for all Plants in North east should be the same, irrespective of any factor, only 306 capacity cylinder trucks should be inducted, higher capacity 342/360 trucks and 10-wheeler (504/525) trucks should not be considered. Transportation rates should be worked out accordingly, all LPG packed trucks that are currently under contract should be considered for induction, own use trucks for LPG distributors should not be considered in the tender, local transporters should be given priority over outsiders besides others.

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