Mysore/Mysuru, July 2 -- Alleging that Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Depot at Metagalli is being closed down, over 70 Indian Oil petrol bunk dealers, under the banner of Indian Oil Dealers' Association, Mysuru and Chamarajanagar and Federation of Mysuru Petroleum Traders, staged a protest in front of the Depot this noon.

The protesting dealers said that the Mysuru Depot supplies fuel and lubricants to the dealers in Mysuru, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu districts, who will now be inconvenienced as the fuel will be supplied from Depots in Bengaluru and Hassan through fuel tankers.

They pointed out that the decision to close the Mysuru Depot, which is in existence for over six decades, is not wise as the transportation cost will incre...