The sight of hundreds of rickshaws and other vehicles waiting to fill CNG fuel at the CNG bank in Koteshwar every day from 4 am is very common.
Auto at a bunk. (Wikimedia)
Karnataka’s coastal district of Udupi is going through a severe shortage of CNG fuel. Although the number of CNG fuel-based vehicles is increasing, the number of CNG filling stations in Udupi district has not risen. In the existing bunks, the supply is not as high as the demand. This is causing distress to motorists who wait for hours for refills.