Petrol and diesel prices were hiked sharply on Monday as global rates continue to rise. Petrol and diesel rates, which have been rising for the past six days, are now at the highest level since September 2018.
On Monday, the price of petrol was hiked by 29-31 paise across all circles in the country.
A litre of petrol in Dimapur will now cost Rs 86.07, up 29 paise from Rs 85.78 on Sunday while diesel price was up by 22 paise costing Rs. 77.09 a litre. In Kohima, a litre of petrol cost Rs.87.04 while diesel was retailing at Rs. 77.79 a litre.
Petrol price has seen a sharp rise over the past few days in almost all cities and could become weigh in on the projects of early economic recovery. Diesel, too, has seen an equally sharp rise in rate.