CNG filling stations in south Gujarat to observe strike on April 24

  • | Sunday | 23rd April, 2017

The GGL has been allotting CNG filling facilities to the petrol pumps in our vicinity, which is causing huge losses on our sales. Surat: The CNG filling stations in south Gujarat, including Surat, will observe a day's closure to press for acceptance of their long-pending demands with Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL) on April 24.The South Gujarat CNG Franchisee Association (SGCFA) has given a one-day strike call from 6am on April 24 to 6am on April 25.The SGCFA members have threatened that if their demands are not met by the GGL, the filling stations will go on an indefinite strike from May 1.The CNG filling station owners have been protesting against state-run GGL for not increasing the commission on CNG and allotment of filling points at the petrol pumps. CNG filling stations in Surat, Bharuch, Ankleshwar, Navsari, Vapi and Valsad will join the strike and they are supported by the filling stations of Surendranagar, Vadodara, Amreli and Limbdi.The CNG station owners have demanded that the commission on CNG sales must be raised by 20 paise more than the commission paid on petrol.SGCFA president Neeraj Modi said, "The commission on petrol per litre is Rs2.52, whereas the CNG stations get a meagre commission. We have been representing to the company since the last four months, but no solution has been offered." It is very tough to survive and so we have to take to these measures.

Surat: The CNG filling stations in south Gujarat, including Surat, will observe a day's closure to press for acceptance of their long-pending demands with Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL) on April 24.The South Gujarat CNG Franchisee Association (SGCFA) has given a one-day strike call from 6am on April 24 to 6am on April 25.The SGCFA members have threatened that if their demands are not met by the GGL, the filling stations will go on an indefinite strike from May 1.The CNG filling station owners have been protesting against state-run GGL for not increasing the commission on CNG and allotment of filling points at the petrol pumps. CNG filling stations in Surat, Bharuch, Ankleshwar, Navsari, Vapi and Valsad will join the strike and they are supported by the filling stations of Surendranagar, Vadodara, Amreli and Limbdi.The CNG station owners have demanded that the commission on CNG sales must be raised by 20 paise more than the commission paid on petrol.SGCFA president Neeraj Modi said, "The commission on petrol per litre is Rs2.52, whereas the CNG stations get a meagre commission. The GGL has been allotting CNG filling facilities to the petrol pumps in our vicinity, which is causing huge losses on our sales. It is very tough to survive and so we have to take to these measures. The sale is going down day-by-day. We have been representing to the company since the last four months, but no solution has been offered."

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