Govt coordinates with various stakeholders to ensure seafarers’ welfare and uninterrupted maritime ops

 

The government has said that there is sufficient stock of Petrol, diesel and LPG in the country and all the refineries are operating at the optimum level. Addressing Inter – Ministerial media briefing in New Delhi, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Sujata Sharma said that LPG production is all time high which is around 92 thousand metric tonnes per day. She also informed that no dry-out has been reported at any LPG distributorship. Speaking about retail outlets , 150 Districts have reported 30 percent growth in petrol and 156 Districts reported more than 30 percent growth. Ms Sharma said that the government is reviewing the situation.

Director, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Opesh Kumar Sharma said that the Ministry continues to coordinate with the Ministry of External Affairs , Indian Missions and Maritime stakeholders to ensure seafarers welfare and uninterrupted maritime operations. He informed that a merchant vessel Nissos Keros, a crude oil tanker safely transited the Strait of Hormuz and is expected to arrive at Visakhapatnam on 3rd of June. He said, the vessel is carrying crude oil about 2 lakh and 70 thousand metric tonnes. He said, all indian seafarers are safe in the region and no incident involving Indian seafarers either on Indian flagged or foreign flagged merchant vessel has been reported.