No new petrol pumps to come up on highways; PWD to regulate pumps: UP govt
No new petrol pumps will be allowed on the highways and main roads in Uttar Pradesh, the state government decided on Tuesday in a move to tackle traffic congestion.
The cabinet also took a decision to levy licence fee of Rs 3 lakh for setting up new petrol pumps.
“From now, new petrol pumps will be set up one km away from highways and main roads and 600 metres from rural roads for which provisions have been made,” MSME and Investment Minister Sidharth Nath Singh told reporters in the state capital.
The petrol pumps will now be regulated by the Public Works Department (PWD), he said.
