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MOHALI: Petrol stations in Mohali have seen an 18% dip in sale of diesel even as those in Chandigarh have seen a 45% surge in the past five months. Mohali on the other hand has lost 17.63% sales of diesel and has remained more or less static as far as petrol sales are concerned. "The sales in Mohali district, especially the city, have made a shift to Chandigarh and there has been a drop of almost 70% in sales at petrol pumps in Mohali since October 2018," he said. Mohali and Rupnagar are the worst-affected districts as there is a huge discrepancy in rates between Mohali and Chandigarh and Rupnagar and Himachal. Though the Punjab government has reduced VAT on petrol by Rs 5 and diesel by Re 1 per litre on February 18, still Mohali is expensive by Rs 4.54 per lt in petrol and Rs 2.74 per lt in diesel as compared to Chandigarh, said Doaba..