Bhubaneswar, May 26: The petroleum dealers association of Odisha has said that the petrol pumps across the state will remain closed for 12 hours from tomorrow evening.

The president of the petroleum dealers association has informed that the strike, during which all the petrol pumps across the state will remain closed, will be held from 6:00 pm tomorrow (May 27) till 6:00 am on May 28.

The association’s president has also said that the 12-hour-long strike is being held over the Centre’s sudden and sharp drop in the prices of petrol and diesel.