Kathmandu, May 28
The government has sealed two petrol pumps of Lalitpur during a market monitoring held on Monday morning after they were found cheating customers.
A market monitoring team, coordinated by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, sealed Ekantakuna-based Prashanti Oil Store and Satdobato-based Mahalaxmi Biswokarma Trader’s after it was proved that they were deceiving the customers.
According to Under Secretary at the Ministry, Santosh Bista, Prashanti Oil distributed 30 ml less petroleum in each 10 litres whereas Mahalaxmi Bishwakarma Traders distributed 10 ml less quantity in every 10 litres.
As per the law, if the quantity is less than 25 percent of the set amount, no action will be taken. “However, the petrol pumps had exceeded 25 per cent. Hence, we had to seal it,” he added.
A monitoring team from Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology and technicians from Nepal Oil Corporation had monitored five petrol pumps in the district after complaints were filed against them.
