ct each time the filling station in Katete runs out of stock.
He says the A serious shortage of Petrol has hit Sinda district for close to a week now.
Sinda District Commissioner, Janet Mvula confirmed this to Breeze News.
Ms. Mvula explained that the district, which has only one filling station, has been supplying the commodity to motorists from Katete, who are also facing a similar problem.
She says that long queues of vehicles from Katete have been getting Petrol from Sinda since last week.
Ms. Mvula says that authorities at the filling station have indicated that the supply of petrol will only normalize when the huge demand from Katete stops.
Meanwhile, Katete District Commissioner Colonel Peter Kaisa says that he is saddened to see that the only filling station in the district has continued to run out of fuel.
Colonel Kaisa says his office has continued to receive complaints from fuel account holders especially government departments who are being forced to buy fuel from Sinda district each time the filling station in Katete runs out of stock.
He says the situation of fuel shortages should be normalized quickly as the whole district depends on one filling station.
situation of fuel shortages should be normalized quickly as the whole district depends on one filling station.