As petrol prices continue to surge creating concerns among common citizens, the border districts of Madhya Pradesh reported an exorbitant hike in prices of petrol and diesel as the prices rose to ₹119 per litre and ₹108 per litre, respectively, on Saturday in Anuppur district.
Petrol in Jaithari, which is about 13 km from the district headquarter Anuppur, cost ₹119.22 per litre while diesel cost ₹108.4 per litre, Sukhlal Kushwaha, a pump owner told news agency PTI. He, however, added that petrol prices are cheaper by ₹10 and diesel prices are cheaper by ₹4 on the other side of the state border in Chhattisgarh, which is about 50kms away from Anuppur.
Ajay Singh, pesident, Bhopal’s Petrol Pump Dealers Association told news agency PTI that the petrol pump owners in the border districts of the state are suffering the most due to the high prices.
