00:00At 12.30 today, as we speak at 12.30 p.m. today, the foreign ministry of Iran, because of
00:06our diplomacy and because of our prime minister's good relationship with all the Arab nations, the embargo which was there
00:13of buying petrol and diesel via tankers and passing to the street of Hormaz has been withdrawn.
00:19I am so proud to inform you through your prestigious channel that now the tankers can freely flow and the
00:26first tanker to reach India will take maximum 9 to 10 days.
00:30So why there is a huge crowd in rural and suburban petrol pumps?
00:35Yeah, the main reason for this crowd, sir, is that petrol pump owners have been denied credit facility by oil
00:43companies.
00:43Till now, they used to give us a credit line of 4 days, 5 days, 6 days maximum and we
00:48used to buy petrol and diesel and subsequently we used to give it ahead to our consumers on a monthly
00:55basis or bi-monthly basis.
00:56Immediately overnight when this system was cancelled, the money has not yet come back and petrol pump owners do not
01:03have that working capital to buy petrol and diesel in advance.
01:06This is the main reason that 40 to 50 pumps in Maharashtra across Maharashtra have been shutting down.
01:14Right now, are you connected with the district collector regarding this kind of information?
01:20Correct. Now, this is not a local issue that can be solved at a district collector level.
01:24This is a national issue and the directives come from Petroleum Ministry directly and Petroleum Ministry directly controls the oil
01:31depots.
01:32So, they take the orders from central government and Honourable Minister Hardeeb Ji Puri has made sure that in coming
01:39one week, this embargo will be removed and things will straighten up.
01:42I can assure you, the oil company, at least 50 to 60 pumps are opening in every city.
01:48Not that all pumps are shut down.
01:50Yes, in Kolapur, Nagpur and in rural areas, we are seeing shortage in Shambhaji Nagar.
01:54But this shortage is because of panic buying and shortage of working funds to pump owners.
02:00How do you appeal to the people because they are panic and confusion regarding this kind of lockdown situation?
02:06The best news, the best news, CNG has been given a blanket permission.
02:10You will be getting CNG connections in 24 hours.
02:13You apply 48 hours maximum.
02:15A. B. The tankers have started moving.
02:18Iran Foreign Ministry have paid heed to our foreign diplomacy.
02:22And they have allowed Indian ships to pass.
02:25So, basically, basically, this is a good news.
02:28And we need to celebrate on the auspicious day of Ram Namavi, whereby this war is not going to impact
02:33our nation one bit.
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