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Licences of 40 fuel stations to be suspended for ignoring QR code
By Ifham Nizam
Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara yesterday said that he had decided to suspend licenses of some 40 fuel stations that had disregarded the QR code-based fuel rationing system.Following a review meeting, Minister Wijesekara said that all fuel stations would be required to maintain a minimum stock of 50 percent tank capacity, and that GPS tracking systems would be fixed to all Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) owned fuel tankers by April 15.
“The movements of all private tankers will be monitored,” he added.
The decision to suspend licences was taken at during a progress review meeting between the Minister and the CPC and Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) management and its officers yesterday morning (April 06).
The Minister also said that they had also reviewed the fuel cargo plan for the next eight weeks, refinery operations and fuel distribution during the festive season during yesterday’s meeting.
It has been reported that the death toll in the Gerandi Ella accident which took place this morning has risen to 21. It has also been reported that the government wil rs 1 million as compensation to the families of the victims.
It has been reported that the death toll in the Gerandi Ella bus accident has risen to 11
It has been reported that Eight persons [five males and three females] have died when a SLTB bus operating from Kataragama to Kurunegala via Nuwara Eliya, veered off the road and went down a precipice early morning today (11) in Gerandi Ella in Ramboda along the Nuwara Eliya – Gampola main road, Police said.
At least 37 others injured in the accident, have been admitted to the Nuwar Eliya and Kothmale hospitals.
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