Sri Lanka introduces fuel rationing for pvt vehicles amid severe shortage

Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the country’s Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera on Sunday announced that the fuel stations across the country will issue tokens for consumers from Monday, as only limited stocks of fuel were available.

“The assistance of the Sri Lankan army and police had been sought and token numbers would be given to the public to fill petrol and diesel as only limited quantities were available,” Wijesekera said.

The public was requested to register their mobile numbers at their nearest filling stations and once their numbers were issued, they would be notified, Xinhua News Agency reported.