STATE TIMES NEWS
Bandipora: Authorities on Friday sealed a petrol storage unit after its owner allegedly resorted to retail sale of fuel without prior permission, in Pushwarie of Hajin area of Bandipora district.
As per details, the storage unit had permission to store twenty-five thousand liters of petroleum. On receiving complaints against storage unit having resorted for retail sale of fuel without approval, an enquiry committee comprising of Tehsildar, AD Food alongwith a Legal Meteorology Department official was setup on directions of District Magistrate office.
The committee conducted an on-ground inspection of store on April 15, 2021 and submitted a factual report on April 20, 2021, wherein it was corroborated that owner was running a petrol pump unit, thereby circumventing his mandate. Compulsory notices were dispatched to the owner from time to time, however with no satisfactory response received so far. As such, the storage unit has been sealed and license was cancelled till further directions by the District Magistrate.