Gasoline arrives by rail to relieve South Darfur fuel shortage

15/06/2010 12:43

A state official in Nyala has confirmed the arrival of a shipment of gasoline on the railway. The commercial train carrying fuel and food arrived in Nyala on Saturday. South Darfur State’s Director of the Department of Petroleum, Ali Sheikh, said the amount is sufficient to meet demand for an entire month. The official said that the state government has arranged for weekly deliveries of fuel to prevent any shortage of petroleum products. He also blamed authorities whom he did not identify for causing the shortage of gasoline recently. Earlier this month, prices of food and fuel rose sharply in Nyala. The mounting fuel prices had prompted a number of city residents to go about on foot. Security forces also had imposed new regulations on dispensing of fuel at petrol stations.

A state official in Nyala has confirmed the arrival of a shipment of gasoline on the railway. The commercial train carrying fuel and food arrived in Nyala on Saturday. South Darfur State’s Director of the Department of Petroleum, Ali Sheikh, said the amount is sufficient to meet demand for an entire month. The official said that the state government has arranged for weekly deliveries of fuel to prevent any shortage of petroleum products. He also blamed authorities whom he did not identify for causing the shortage of gasoline recently. Earlier this month, prices of food and fuel rose sharply in Nyala. The mounting fuel prices had prompted a number of city residents to go about on foot. Security forces also had imposed new regulations on dispensing of fuel at petrol stations.

(Photo: A train on the way to Nyala — Radio Dabanga file photo)