At Rs 105.52 a litre, faraway depots make Sri Ganganagar's petrol costliest

High VAT, freight costs push petrol up to Rs 105.52/ litre, diesel Rs 98.32/ litre

With petrol retailing at Rs 105.52 a litre and diesel at Rs 98.32 on Tuesday, Sri Ganganagar, a small planned city in Rajasthan near the India-Pakistan border, has the most expensive auto fuel in the country. 

Petrol has been selling here for over Rs 100 a litre and diesel for over Rs 90 per litre since mid-February — well before prices touched similar levels elsewhere in the country. 

While Rajasthan has one of the highest state levies on auto fuels, Sri Ganganagar sees even higher prices because of high freight costs as well. In state capital Jaipur, for instance, the