MUMBAI : Now, diesel rate in Maharashtra is just Rs 3 short of Rs 100 mark. After yet another hike on Sunday, the price of the fuel in Amravati had touched Rs 97 a litre and was nearing a century mark, officials from oil marketing companies said. The price of petrol in the state has already crossed Rs 100 in all cities/towns/districts, with the price at Parbhani being the highest at Rs 105.70 a litre on Sunday.
Petrol price in Mumbai escalated to a new all time high of Rs 103.36 per litre while revised rate of diesel was Rs 95.44 at the city pumps. Transporters said they were pushed to the wall. They will observe a one day protest on diesel hike across the country on June 28.
