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A Senior Oil Company Official Said The Price of Paying Rs

  • 2.50 per tonne per kilometre to the tankers was the "best solution" since, even a single paisa increase in the rates would cost them about Rs 2.50 crore on a single day. Currently, OMCs pay about Rs 2.23 per tonne per kilometre which was fixed in the earlier tender floated three years back. The tender ended October 31, 2011. "This is one of the best possible offers made by us..", the official said adding this rate was the same fixed for tanker lorries fixed in the Eastern region of the country. "Compared to the roads and transport services there (in the eastern region), here (in southern region) it is good..", he said, hoping that the tankers would call off their strike on Monday. According to the Southern Region LPG Tanker Lorry Transport Owners Association President M Ponnambalam they would discuss the issue with their members at their headquarters in Namakkal and a decision would be taken in the presence of Commissioner on Monday. "They have given their offer, we will talk with our members in Namakkal (on that)..", he said. "I am hoping that probably, on Monday evening, they (Association) would withdraw the strike..", a government official said. Last Thursday, company executives of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Indian Oil Corporation and Hindustan Petroleume met Chief Secretary Debendranath Sarangi to take stock of the issue.

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