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| Rs. 1480 million worth inferior quality black oil imported! |
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| –whose pocket is bulging with the commission? Why is the Govt. deaf and blind? |
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(Lanka-e-News, July 04, 2010, 3.20PM) The Ceylon petroleum Corporation (CPC) has imported 20,000, metric tons of inferior quality black oil worth Rs. 1480 million, according to news reaching Lanka e news.
The CPC has imported grade 1500 black oil weighing 20,000 metric tons recently. The price of a barrel of this oil is US $ 72/- Every metric ton contains 9 barrels of oil. Accordingly, this imported quantity is made up of 180,000 barrels. The worth of this quantity is therefore US $ 12,960,000.00 The SL rupee equivalent of this is Rs. 1,481,440,000.00 ! It is four days since this black oil was unloaded.
This black oil is specially imported for the use in the Puttalam cement factory and private power plants.
The 20,000 metric tons oil is now stored in the Kolonnawa station .This oil which was transported to the private power stations by bowzers had been rejected on the ground that they are inferior in quality. Consequently, the CPC is in a quandary owing to its inability to supply them to the power stations of the customers. |
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It is the practice and duty of the CPC analysts to test the quality of every fuel and oil imported and ensured that they conform to the standard specifications. The oil is pumped out from the vessels only after the Report of the analysts gives the clearance. But, because of the undue pressures and compulsions by the present Chairman of the CPC, the retired Army officer, upon the analysts, the internal accounts division, legal division and human resource division, the staff of these divisions are unable to make their decisions with propriety and are facing numerous obstacles in the discharge of their duties duly. |
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Even 7 months ago, the CPC has imported inferior quality fuel oil.
The black oil imported this time is too thick in consistency, according to reports.
Because this inferior quality oil had been rejected by the private power plant owners, there is a risk that the supply of power in the country can break down in the next few days. There are 8 private power supply stations in operation at the moment.
When the disciplinary Committee had taken a decision to expel workers who were found guilty of bribery, corruption and frauds at its investigations, these workers, on the other hand had been given higher positions and reinstated. Instead of they being punished for their malpractices and frauds, they have been rewarded due to the intervention of the present Chairman. As a result of this, continued corruption and frauds is raging in the Corporation facilitated and encouraged by the Chairman, the Corporation workers point out.
An individual who was found guilty of 26 charges over fraudulent fuel deals by the disciplinary Committee and decided by the workers’ panel of judges that he shall not be allowed to continue in service has been reinstated by the present Chairman.
Meanwhile, when a disciplinary inquiry was in progress against a security division officer who had been charged on 12 counts, and when there was an investigating division and a Manager, the present Chairman appointed a special disciplinary unit and entrusted this culprit to that Committee.
Another individual who is to be meted out punishment by the disciplinary Committee following a foreign exchange fraud committed by him has been given appointment as an operations Manager by the same Chairman. |
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