Bhubaneswar, May 16 -- Amid the West Asia crisis, Odisha Minister Krushna Chandra Patra reassured the public that there is no shortage of fuel such as petrol and diesel in the State and there is "no need to panic".

"We do not have any shortage of petrol, diesel or gas in Odisha... PM Narendra Modi has appealed to reduce the usage of petrol and diesel as we import them. This was taken the wrong way by the public, and they panicked. As a result, there were long lines at petrol pumps... We have 13 days' stock in Odisha and also a refinery, such as Paradip. So, there is no need to panic, we have sufficient petrol and diesel...", he told ANI on Friday.

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