Dry of diesel, flush with water

  • 07/09/2008

  • Indian Express (Mumbai)

Pune, September 07 Glitch at Loni terminal server cuts off supply, repair staff work on holiday A technical glitch at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) server at the Loni terminal affected diesel supply to the city, creating a sudden shortage. The glitch happened on Saturday and forced officials at the terminal to work on Sunday as well to restore regular supply. From 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday, servers were down because of which tankers could not be filled. A member of the Petrol Pump Dealers Association said the terminal was able to release only 20 tankers as opposed to over 200 on Saturday. HPCL officers did not confirm the figure or give alternative data, but a senior officer said,