A board at a fuel pump displays the prices on Sunday. Some pump operators have gone back to handwritten boards to avoid confusion
KOLKATA: With the price of a litre of petrol inching towards the 100-rupee mark, fuel stations across the city are seeking new electronic display panels that accommodate five digits, without which the maximum price that can be currently shown correctly is Rs 99.99.
The last time such a change was necessary was back in October 1990, when fuel prices had first breached single digits to clock Rs 12.23 after a Rs 2.39 increase.
In Kolkata, the price of a litre of high-octane petrol has already pushed beyond the 100-rupee mark, even as that of the regular variety is set to follow suit any day now.