West Bengal today decided to start a rationing system for petrol and diesel in order to avoid a crisis situation in the near future as majority of pumps in the state went dry.
Private cars running on petrol will get a maximum of 10 litres from any pump, while the cap for diesel was fixed at 20 litres.
"We are trying to maintain a steady supply to pumps, and also ensure that linkage between supply point to emergency services like fire brigade, public transports was intact," said Ashok Mohan Chakrabarty, chief secretary, government of West Bengal.
Around 30 per cent pumps operated by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation were functioning in West Bengal.
The indefinite strike by oil PSU executives across the country entered the third day today.
