Sri Lanka Announces Day Off As Fuel Runs Out, No New Supplies

Friday, 17 June 2022newsdesk

Sri Lanka's economic activity is coming to a near standstill as the island nation, facing its worst financial crisis, runs out of fuel for transport and there's little signs of fresh supplies coming in.

Delhi, 17 June New 2022

As per news report of NDTV, The government declared Friday a holiday for public offices and schools to curtail vehicular movement, leaving many roads in and around the capital Colombo deserted. Meanwhile, thousands of vehicles are lined up in queues stretching for kilometers as drivers wait for filling stations to be replenished. The Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said on Thursday that the state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corp hadn't received tenders for fresh stocks of fuel because suppliers were deterred by outstanding payments. he South Asian nation has reached out to several companies and countries, including Russia, for supplies and was hoping for the approval from India for a fresh $500 million credit line for fuel imports, Wijesekera said.

Source -NDTV