Monday, April 24, 2017

Heavy Queues Have Been Seen Infront Of Oil Filling Stations Island Wide Due To The Strike Of Petroleum Workers

Heavy Queues have been seen infront of the oil filling
ststions island wide to purchase fuel  since this morning as Ceylon Petroleum Corporation(CPC) workers attached to seven trade unions have launched an island wide continuous strike since midnight last night (23).

The striking unions demanding solutions for three demands including suspending the signing of a deal pact with India to handover oil tanks in China Harbor (Trincomalee) to Indian Oil Company .

The striking workers had staged a protest campaign infront of the Oil Refinary in Sapugaskande this morning (24) by demanding solutions for their demands .

Meanwhile according to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation authorities not a single Oil Bowser leaves from.the Kolonnawa Oil Refinary since this morning to distribute fuel to the Oil filling station belonging to the Petroleum Corporation as a result of the strike.

Although the oil filling stations belongs to petroleum corporation run out of fuel Oil filling stations belongs to Indian Oil Company (IOC) sells fuel as usual .Heavy  vehicle  queues  had been seen infront of IOC oil filling stations throughout  the island tourchase fuel it has been reported.

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A Sudden Fire Erupted In A Tyre Shop At Armour Street

A sudden fire has broken out at a tyre shop near Armour street in Grandpass this evening (29) causing severe traffic congestion in the area....