Fuel rates surge 10th time in May; petrol crosses ₹99/lt in Mumbai
Rising streak of fuel rates continued unabated for the tenth time in 15 days, making petrol costlier by ₹2.45 a litre and diesel by ₹2.78 since May 4 as state-run retailers on Tuesday raised petrol rate by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 29 paise a litre.
While petrol price in Mumbai soared to ₹99.14 a litre on Tuesday, costliest among major metros, it has already crossed the ₹100 mark in several cities, particularly in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Some of the cities selling the fuel over ₹100 per litre are Ratnagiri, Parbhari, Aurangabad, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jaisalmer, Ganganagar and Banswara.
