New Delhi: "Yashwant Sonawane died a heroic death while performing duty," said the newly-appointed Oil Minister Jaipal Reddy, as he expressed shock at the brazen killing of the Additional Collector, who was set on fire by the oil mafia in Manmad in Maharashtra.
Announcing a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for Sonawane family, the minister said there was an urgent need to respond to oil pilfering in systemic terms. He had earlier called a meeting to discuss the issue of a nationwide crackdown on oil mafia.
"We will reintroduce marker system to stop oil adulteration. We will also ask state government to use GPS or the Global Positioning System to keep track of tankers. The ministry will help the states to put in place GPS for oil tankers," he said.
For NDTV Updates, follow us on Twitter or join us on Facebook
Announcing a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for Sonawane family, the minister said there was an urgent need to respond to oil pilfering in systemic terms. He had earlier called a meeting to discuss the issue of a nationwide crackdown on oil mafia.
"We will reintroduce marker system to stop oil adulteration. We will also ask state government to use GPS or the Global Positioning System to keep track of tankers. The ministry will help the states to put in place GPS for oil tankers," he said.
For NDTV Updates, follow us on Twitter or join us on Facebook
0 Comments:
Post a Comment