Question : SHIFTING OF OIL DEPOTS

(a) the total number of oil depots of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) functioning in the country along with their storage capacity, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government proposes to shift any oil depot including the depot at Bijwasan, New Delhi to any other place to protect the people from the incidents of fire;

(c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and

(d) the time by which oil depot are likely to be shifted and the places where these are proposed to be shifted, State/UT-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SMT. PANABAAKA LAKSHMI)

(a): State/UT-wise details of oil depots of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) functioning in the country along with their tankages, are annexed as Annexure –I.

(b) to (d) : The Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies have reported that they are shifting 33 oil depots including Bijwasan, New Delhi to different locations. The details including time-frame of shifting are annexed as Annexure-II.