Petrol Prices Breach Rs. 100 Per Litre Mark In Six Districts Of Vidarbha Region

With the latest revision in fuel prices on Sunday, petrol has breached Rs. 100 per litre mark in Amravati, Buldhana, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Washim and Yavatmal districts in the Vidarbha region.

By Charanpreet Singh

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Published on May 24, 2021

Highlights

Petrol prices above Rs. 100/litre mark in six Vidarbha districts
In Buldhana & Washim districts, petrol is at Rs. 101.11/L & Rs. 100.30/L
In Mumbai, petrol is slowing inching towards the Rs. 100/litre mark

The oil marketing companies on Sunday increased fuel prices for the twelfth instance since May 4, 2021. Petrol became costlier by up to 17 paise a litre, while diesel soared by up to 29 paise a litre. With the latest revision in fuel prices on Sunday, petrol has breached Rs. 100 per litre mark in six districts of Vidarbha in Maharashtra. In Mumbai, petrol is inching towards Rs. 100 per litre mark, which currently retails at Rs. 99.49 a litre. Other cities in the state where petrol rates are already close to Rs. 100 per litre mark includes Thane, Jaipur, Kolhapur and Nashik. Also Read: Petrol, Diesel Prices Hiked Again; Petrol Inches Closer To ₹ 100/Litre Mark In Mumbai Fuel rates have been hiked for the twelfth time this month In Buldhana and Washim districts, petrol has reached Rs. 101.11 a litre and Rs. 100.30 a litre, respectively. Petrol is retailed at Rs. 100.92 a litre in Maharashtra's Amravati district, while it costs Rs. 100.79 in the Yavatmal district. Customers in Gadchiroli and Gondia districts will have to pay Rs. 100.09 a litre and Rs. 100.72 a litre, respectively. Among the districts of Vidarbha, Bhandara is where petrol hasn't scored a century yet, as it retails at Rs. 99.88 per litre. Diesel, on the other hand, also has crossed Rs. 90 per litre mark in the districts like Gondia, Bhandara, Washim, Yavatmal, Amravati, Wardha, and Gadchiroli. Among the districts, Amravati has the highest rate of Rs. 92.76 per litre, followed by Buldhana district at Rs. 91.45 per litre. In Gadchiroli and Gondia districts, diesel is priced at Rs. 90.53 per litre and Rs. 91.12 per litre, respectively. On Sunday, petrol became costlier by up to 17 paise a litre, while diesel soared by up to 29 paise a litre. Also Read: Fuel Prices Hiked Nine Times This Month; Petrol Breaches ₹ 100 /Litre Mark In Several Cities Nagpur is another district where fuel prices are swiftly inching towards Rs. 100 per litre and Rs. 90 per litre, respectively. In Nagpur, petrol is priced at Rs. 99.30 a litre, while diesel costs Rs. 89.75 a litre. Other regions where petrol prices are above Rs. 100 per litre include Jaisalmer, Banswara, Anuppur, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Rewa, Ratnagiri, Aurangabad, and Parbhani.