(UTV | COLOMBO) – Litro gas said it can only supply 16,000 domestic gas cylinders to the market on Friday (3).
The Chairman of Litro Eng. Vijitha Herath said that the gas cylinders will be distributed in Colombo 01 to 15 areas and will NOT be distributed to other areas on Friday (3).
He noted that people living in other areas shouldn’t line up in queues to purchase gas.
He further said that domestic gas cylinders will NOT be distributed until next Sunday (5).
Moreover, he said that a vessel carrying 2,500 MT of gas is scheduled to reach the island next Sunday (5) and the distribution of gas will resume thereafter.
Meanwhile, people were waiting in queues for days near gas stations and several tense situations had taken place at gas distribution centers.