In Photos: Govt Announces No Lockdown as Long Queues Remain Outside Petrol Pumps

People in many cities across the country are panic buying which is triggering long queues outside petrol pumps, in particular.

The Wire Staff

People in many cities across the country are panic buying which is triggering long queues outside petrol pumps, in particular.

in photos govt announces no lockdown as long queues remain outside petrol pumps

Consumers gather at a petrol station amid rumours of fuel shortages due to the war in West Asia, in Guwahati on March 26, 2026. Photo: PTI.

New Delhi: The Union government on Friday (March 27) said there is no proposal for a lockdown and urged citizens to remain calm and avoid misinformation amid global volatility in energy markets and supply chains as the US-Israel war on Iran continues. However, people in many cities across the country are panic buying which is triggering long queues outside petrol pumps, in particular.

In a statement on Thursday (March 26), the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said that India has so far arranged a month of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplies through imports, with constant additional procurement ongoing.

“India has 74 days of total reserve capacity and actual stock cover is around 60 days right now (including crude stocks, products stocks and the dedicated strategic storage in caverns) even as we are on the 27th day of the Middle East crisis,” the ministry said.

It added: “Nearly two months of steady supply is available for every Indian citizen regardless of what happens globally.”

Today is day 28 of the US-Israel war on Iran. Iran has strategically blocked the Strait of Hormuz which is a transit point for 20% of global oil.

People gather at a petrol pump in Amritsar, Punjab.

Consumers throng at a petrol station amid rumours of fuel shortages due to the war in West Asia, in Amritsar on March 26, 2026. Photo: PTI//Shiva Sharma.

A petrol pump where many people have gathered to fill their vehicles with fuel in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

People queue up at a petrol pump amid rumours of fuel shortage in the wake of the West Asian conflict in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on March 26, 2026. Photo: PTI.

A woman with a sleeping child as her husband fill fuel in his vehicle at a petrol pump in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

A woman carrying a child waits outside a petrol pump as people flock the gas station amid rumours of fuel shortage in the wake of the West Asian conflict, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on March 25, 2026. Photo: PTI.

People and vehicles at a petrol pump in Hyderabad.

People queue up at a petrol pump in large numbers amid rumours of fuel shortage in the wake of the West Asia conflict, in Hyderabad, Telangana on March 24. 2026. Photo: PTI.

Consumers throng at a petrol station amid rumours of fuel shortages due to the war in West Asia, in Thane on March 27, 2026. Photo: PTI.

Consumers gather at a petrol station amid rumours of fuel shortages due to the war in West Asia, in Guwahati on March 26, 2026. Photo: PTI.

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