Mokokchung district administration led by investigating team chairman Vitolu EAC (judicial) including inspector, Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection department, OC PS-1 & 2, chairmen of Sungkomen, Aongza, Mongsenbai, Yimyu ward and village council Ungma conducted an inspection drive in all the fuel stations within Mokokchung municipal area and Ungma village on Monday.
According to a DIPR report, the team checked and verified the fuel dispensing machine measurement standard as per relevant section of the Indian Petroleum Rule 1976 in all the fuel stations.
The team also collected quality samples which would be sent for further laboratory testing.
The team inspected basic amenities in the station facilities including clean drinking water, clean toilet facilities with running water, fire extinquisher, fuel dispensing machine seals and free air.
Later, they sealed a dispensing machine at ESSAR fuel station at Artang ward “for not dispensing the standard measurement of fuel.” The team, however, found out that it was not done through human tampering but due to leakage loss in the machine dispensing system. In this regard, the EAC directed the manager of the station not to dispense any fuel to the costumer through defective pump machine till the machine was repaired and a nod was received from the responsible authority.