NEW DELHI: With the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cutting crude oil production, petrol and diesel prices in India continue to rise. State-run fuel retailers today increased the price of petrol by 7 paise a litre and diesel by 10 paise a litre.
Since the beginning of this year, the price of petrol has gone up by about ₹3.5 a litre and that of diesel by about ₹5 a litre.
A litre of petrol now costs ₹72.24 a litre in Delhi, ₹77.87 in Mumbai, ₹75.02 in Chennai, ₹74.64 in Bengaluru, ₹72.37 in Gurgaon and ₹74.33 in Kolkata. Diesel, on the other hand, costs ₹67.64 a litre in Delhi, ₹70.86 in Mumbai, ₹71.49 in Chennai, ₹69.88 in Bengaluru, ₹66.76 in Gurgaon and ₹69.43 in Kolkata.
