Gas shortage at all CNG pumps in Ratnagiri district on Ain festival.

There is a shortage of gas at all the CNG pumps in Ratnagiri district during the festival. Due to this, there are long queues of vehicles. While the laborers, who are already arriving for Ganeshotsav, have to face the potholes on the highway, now the gas has also been affected. Most of the rickshaw pullers are shocked and it is time for them to starve. However, the administration has raised its hands as usual. Though there are dozens of CNG pumps in the district, the shortage does not seem to have eased. On a normal day, some pumps experience shortfalls. This affects many motorists including rickshaw drivers. The rickshaw pullers now get good fares by coming to Chakarmani village. But since there is no CNG, many rickshaw drivers have to sit at home. Due to this, the time of starvation has come for them. www.konkantoday.com