Indian Oil Corporation airlifts auto fuel to Manipur to tackle blockade shortage

Guwahati . PSU major Indian Oil Corporation has airlifted 96,000 litres of diesel to Manipur to mitigate the impact of the fuel crisis triggered by the indefinite economic blockade by United Naga Council, which has been on for the past 84 days.
 
According to official sources today, 32,000 litres of high-speed diesel in two tankers were airlifted from Guwahati’s Borjhar Air Force station to Imphal in the first sortie last evening.
 
Two more sorties were conducted today and 64,000 litres airlifted to Manipur. The Indian Air Force deployed one C17 cargo aircraft for the purpose on the request of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

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