LEH: Amid raging border tension with China, state-run IndianOilCorporation has been on an expansion spree in Ladakh since September to bring kitchen and motor fuels at the doorstep of people living in border areas and other distant locations that get cut off from district headquarters during peak winter.
The company has added nine outlets, taking the total to 19, across Leh and Kargil districts in the three months and also launched a scheme to provide four LPG refills in advance for the winter months to consumers in 30 isolated villages.
On Tuesday, Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering inaugurated one outlet in Shey near Leh and virtually dedicated to the nation nine others, saying the initiatives show that the Narendra Modi government is looking out for Ladakh and cares for its people. He thanked home minister Amit Shah and oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan for striving to improve the lives of people of Ladakh and praised IndianOil for developing ‘winter grade’ fuels rated to fire up at -33 degrees Centigrade.
