Pune: The prices of fuel have dropped in the city for the first time since October 2, 2020. On Wednesday (March 24), petrol was sold at ₹97.02 per litre, a drop by ₹0.17. The price of diesel per litre was ₹86.70, a decrease by ₹0.18.
The last hike in fuel prices was recorded on February 27, 2021 — petrol ( ₹97.19/litre) and diesel ( ₹86.88/ litre) —and it remained unchanged till Wednesday.
In Pune, the last date on which the petrol price dropped was September 22, 2020 when it touched ₹87.51 per litre and diesel price was ₹76.34/litre.
In the upcoming days till October 2, 2020, diesel prices slipped down a couple of times. After October 2, fuel prices had remained steady for almost 47 days and prices increased on November 20, 2020. The price of petrol was ₹87.67 per litre and diesel ₹75.71 per litre.
