On Monday morning, prices of diesel in Mumbai breached Rs 101 per litre, in addition to this, fuel was sold at Rs 101.03 per litre at the petrol pumps. Furthermore, prices of petrol in the island city were increased as well to Rs 110.41 per litre, highlighted reports. The prices of petrol are up by Rs 0.29 and diesel prices are up by Rs 0.37.
On the other hand, on Monday, in Thane and Navi Mumbai the prices of petrol and diesel were at Rs 110.55 and Rs 101.17 per litre respectively.
According to reports, on Monday, transporters interacted with one another to review the rise in prices of diesel and to determine the next course of action, adding that transportation can be changed in the coming days if the rises in fuel prices remain unchanged since it will be the only feasible option.
Based on the report by the Times of India, a senior transporter elaborated that the increase in prices of diesel is a travesty of the downtrodden and the middle-class population of the country that continues to be the prominent taxpayers in India.
Apart from Mumbai, several other locations across the country have witnessed a surge in their prices of fuel. Several reports attribute this rise in prices of petrol to the occurrences in the international market.
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