Petrol Pump sealed in Surat after Minister finds irregularity

Surat: The administration here has sealed a petrol pump in Jahangirpura area of Surat after State Petrochemicals minister Mukesh Patel found it providing less amount of fuel than shown in the display.

The customers complained about the Yash Petrol pump of Nayara company in Jahangirpura area filling less fuel in the vehicle tank than the amount shown in the display from the past few days. Petrochemicals minister Mukesh Patel had arrived there to fill diesel in his car. He called the manager after he suspected there was less diesel filled in his car than shown on display.

He checked the register of maintaining stock and found that no information about stock of the last three to four days was mentioned in it. The managers of all the petrol pumps are supposed to maintain the record of sales and stock of the petrol mandatory. He then conveyed the issue to the collector with immediate effect. The collector sent a team of weights and measures department and the petrol pump was sealed considering the negligence of the managers of the petrol pump.