Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched the supply of 'Special Grade Diesel' for the union territory of Ladakh via video conferencing in Delhi. Using the normal grade of diesel fuel becomes an arduous task for the people in the winter months where temperatures fall to sub-zero temperatures of nearly –30°C. This winter grade diesel also meets BIS specification of BS-VI grade diesel and has been successfully produced and certified for the first time by Panipat Refinery on November 8, 2019. A tank truck containing winter grade HSD has been flagged off from the Panipat Marketing Complex of IndianOil. Subsequent supplies of winter grade diesel would be done from the Jalandhar POL Terminal from where this fuel grade would reach the Leh and Kargil Depot to meet demands of customers of Leh Ladakh region during peak winters.

Source: dna November 17, 2019 11:26 UTC