“Resorting recent crisis of petrol shortage Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has distributed 8, 200 MT of petrol to the filling stations across the country from yesterday”, Secretary to the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development Upali Marasinghe told News.lk.
According to Mr. Marasinghe, 2,700 MT distributed during yesterday morning and another 2, 500 MT sent in the evening and another 3,000 released today.
Since, we have distributed amount of sufficient for three days shortage is over, the Secretary added.