COVID-19 lockdown: Gujarat-based petroleum dealers incur Rs 400-crore losses, claims FGPDA
Due to Covid-19 led nationwide lockdown imposed in the last week of March this year, Gujarat based petroleum dealers have incurred loss of nearly Rs 400 crore, claimed Federation of Gujarat Petroleum Dealers’ Association (FGPDA).
“In the normal time, average monthly sell of petrol and diesel in Gujarat remains around 23 crore litre and 55 crore litre, respectively. However sell of these two important petroleum products were plummeted by almost 85 per cent in the month of April, May and half June due to nationwide lockdown,” said Arvind Thakker, president of FGPDA.
