Petrol and diesel have become an indispensable part of our day-to-day life. Though the prices of fuel continued to be on the higher side, no large change has been witnessed in the rates of the fuel in different places of Odisha as well as other parts of the country on Thursday.
As per the latest reports, customers are reportedly paying Rs 103.19 per litre of petrol in the State Capital while diesel is sold at Rs 94.76 a litre.
In Cuttack, customers are paying Rs 103.54 and Rs 95.10 per litre of petrol and diesel respectively.
As per the fuel rate chart, petrol is sold at Rs 108.92 in Malkangiri. In Ganjam, petrol costs Rs 104.66 and in Sambalpur the petroleum product is priced at Rs 104.39.
Similarly, petrol is being sold at Rs 103.73 in Bhadrak and Rs 107.79 in Koraput.
Notably, the rates of fuel have remained stable for more than a month now. The last major revision in the prices of petrol and diesel took place after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a reduction in the central excise duty.
International oil and gas prices have soared after Russia invaded Ukraine in February on fears of supply disruptions. Rates have fallen in recent days on talk of recession in the world's largest oil consumer, the US.