Petrol pumps in 7 states to be shut on Sundays

Following PM Narendra Modi's call to conserve oil, fuel outlets in seven states and union territory Puducherry will be shut every Sunday starting May 14, a petroleum dealers' consortium said. This would affect 20,000 outlets in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry, Maharashtra, and Haryana. Further, petrol pumps will have one worker on Sundays for emergencies.