Mumbai requires 800-lakh litres of petrol, diesel per month

With the new Bharat Stage IV emission norms coming into effect from yesterday, oil companies are gearing up to meet the requirements of Mumbai, an official said today.
    
The metropolis requires more than 800-lakh litres of fuel every month and three oil companies will supply both petrol and diesel through their existing 243 outlets.
    
The three companies -- Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum and Indian Oil Corporation -- have 97, 97 and 49 outlets, respectively, in the city.
    
"Mumbai requires at least 800-lakh litres per months and the three companies will supply the BS IV fuel through their 243 outlets," BPCL's general manager (Retail), West Region, PC Srivastava, said.
    
The city requires 400-lakh litres of petrol and 380-lakh litres of diesel per month. BPCL has already started supplying 150-lakh litres of BS IV fuel through its 97 outlets from April 1, Srivastava said.
    
"The petroleum sector has constantly endeavoured to provide clean and green fuels to Mumbaikars," he said.
    
India adopted stricter emission norms under which 13 major cities have been upgraded to BS IV from BS III as per the recommendations of the Mashelkar Committee to control pollution from April 1.