No new petrol pump in Cantt in decades

Secunderabad: Not a single new petrol pump has come up in the Secunderabad Cantonment limits in more than four decades. The hassle to get permissions, experts say, is what is making applicants hesitant.
Telangana government and oil companies have eased rules for setting up petrol pumps. While applicants in neighbouring GHMC areas have been getting licences and other permissions, in Cantonment a new petrol pump is not on the horizon. Currently, there are only 12 petrol outlets, opened four decades ago.
Confirming that there are no requisitions regarding opening of a petrol outlet, deputy CEO, Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB), Vijaykumar Balan Nair told TOI: “The Union defence ministry has to give clearance regarding allotment of a retail outlet (petrol & diesel) in Cantonment jurisdiction. That is why applicants may not come forward to apply as it is a lengthy process.”