Diesel has crossed 100 in 17 cities of Gujarat, petrol has crossed 100 in four metros

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Petrol and diesel prices have continued to rise in India as crude oil has reached record levels internationally. State-owned oil companies on Saturday hiked petrol and diesel prices for the fifth day in a row. 100 has been exceeded. With this, Mumbai has become the first metro in the country where diesel has crossed the century mark. In 13 cities in Gujarat, diesel costs Rs. It has crossed 100 while petrol has also crossed the century mark in all the four metros. Petrol-diesel price hike is expected to continue.

State-owned oil companies on Saturday hiked petrol prices by 20 paise per liter and diesel by 3 paise per liter. Petrol and diesel have reached new record levels following the fifth consecutive rise in fuel prices. In Mumbai, the price of diesel is Rs. 100.5 while in Delhi it is Rs. Is 4.5. In Delhi, petrol is priced at Rs. 104.5, which is the highest ever. In Mumbai, petrol costs Rs. It is being sold at 102.5.

Petrol price in Ahmedabad is Rs. 100.5 and the price of diesel is Rs. Is 4.5. With today's price hike, petrol in Vadodara is also priced at Rs. 100 has been exceeded. In Vadodara, the price of diesel has gone up to Rs 6.15 per liter. Even in Surat, petrol costs Rs. 100.5 and diesel Rs. It is 8.30. Even in Rajkot, petrol costs Rs. 100.5 and diesel Rs. 3.2. Along with this, petrol in all four metros of Gujarat is Rs. 100 has been exceeded. For the first time in Gujarat, petrol and diesel cost Rs. Had crossed 100. Gujarat has the highest petrol-diesel prices here.

State-owned oil companies on Wednesday began shifting the burden of rising crude prices internationally to consumers, dropping the policy of slowing down petrol and diesel prices. In the last five days, petrol price has been hiked by 20 paise per liter and diesel by 4 paise per liter, the biggest increase so far. During this time, petrol cost Rs. 1.50 and diesel Rs. 1.2 have become expensive.

Internationally, the benchmark Brent crude has risen above US ૮૨ 3 per barrel. Crude prices are at record highs as OPEC countries decide not to produce more than 0.5 million barrels a day. A month ago, Brent crude was trading at 5 per dollar. In the country, petrol will be priced at Rs 4.5 per liter from September 9 and diesel at Rs 9 per liter from September 9. The price has gone up by Rs 3.5. Earlier, before the reduction in petrol and diesel prices in July-August, between May 8 and July 15, petrol was priced at Rs. 11.5 and Rs. An increase of 2.15.

Petrol-diesel prices in Gujarat

Price in four metros

City Petrol Diesel

Ahmedabad 100.5 3.3

Vadodara 100.11 4.15

Surat 100.5 2.30

Rajkot 100.5 3.3

Prices in other cities

Bhavnagar 104.13 101.5

Veraval 104.51 101.50

Botad 101.5 101.05

Ahwa 101.5 100.41

Dahod 101.3 100.5

Surendranagar 101.5 100.5

Modasa 101.5 100.5

Amreli 101.3 100.41

Himmatnagar 101.5 100.5

Valsad 101.3 100.5

Junagadh 101.5 100.5

Lunawada 101.3 100.50

Vyara 101.18 100.41

Chhotaudepur 101.18 100.15

Porbandar 101.10 100.15

Rajpipla 101.05 100.05