Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Feb 25: Senior vice president of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Nasir Ahmed Khan today met the Divisional Commissioner Basheer Ahmad Khan in his office chambers and discussed the problems being faced by public and traders in Kashmir.
The problems being faced by the general public and the business community due to the frequent closure of the highway and the subsequent shortage of essentials were mainly discussed.
Basheer Ahmad Khan said that the administration was closely monitoring the situation. He stated that there was no cause for panic on account of shortage of fuels and LPG. He said that a large number of vehicles carrying Petroleum products and LPG cylinders were stranded due to landslides near Battery Cheshma and Patnitop resulting in the running dry of petrol pumps. He said that the patch had now been cleared on war-footing and around 500 to 600 trucks carrying these essentials and food grains were on way to Kashmir.
He assured that petrol pumps would be replenished soon but rationing would continue as a precautionary measure till the stocks were fully replenished. He advised the general public not to go for panic stocking of essentials as the supply would be restored to normal soon.
KCCI member invited the attention of the Divisional Commissioner towards the problems being caused to the fruit industry in the movement of fruit laden trucks towards Jammu and other stations.
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