(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Arrangements are being made to launch a new program to expedite the provision of fuel for essential services, according to an official of the State Ministry of Home Affairs.
A draft application form to obtain fuel has been prepared and it would be handed over to those who provide essential services after further study, a senior spokesman of the State Ministry of Home Affairs has said adding that the aim is to release fuel for essential services without having to wait in line.
The Ministry of Energy has requested the State Ministry of Home Affairs to assist in monitoring the fuel distribution activities at filling stations.
Accordingly, inquiries will be made through the relevant government officials in charge of the relevant areas as to whether fuel is available for essential services.
The senior spokesman for the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that after that, priority will be given to provide fuel to those who provide essential services but do not receive fuel.
Meanwhile, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) requests the public to purchase only the required quantity of fuel as sufficient stocks of fuel have been supplied to filling stations.
CPC chairman Sumith Wijesinghe said the government was considering formulating a system for issuing fuel in the future if there were reports of unnecessary fuel hoarding by the public.
