Viral Videos Show Long Queues For Petrol, Diesel In Hyderabad, Indore Check Out

Panic buying of petrol, diesel and LPG is surging amid the ongoing West Asia conflict and uncertainty over fuel supply. The situation looks to be having an impact on individuals' life, despite the government's claim that there is no scarcity of fuel, diesel or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the country. The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which transports 40% of India's crude oil imports, has hampered shipping and gas supplies.

Several online users shared their concern, showing images of huge lines of motorists at gas outlets. Videos of turmoil at gas pumps in Hyderabad, Surat, Ahmedabad, Kutch, Nagpur, and Indore, among other places, have gone viral, showing people queuing for hours to fill up their vehicles amid fears about future fuel availability.

A user wrote,“I've booked a cylinder on 15 March. 11 days and still it's not delivered. As of now, an Indian oil petrol pump just 100 mtrs away from my residence displayed a board stating NO STOCK.”

People lining up at a petrol pump in India amidst global fuel crisis due to west Asia war. Is it because of lack of fuel stocks or people are panic twitter/RSaqYqF4Iq

- Diksha Kandpal (@DikshaKandpal8) March 24, 2026

A second user asked,“People lining up at a petrol pump in India amidst the global fuel crisis due to the West Asia war. Is it because of a lack of fuel stocks, or people are panic hoarding?”

Yup it's true, I was traveling to the office at 7:30 am today and found heavy traffic at every petrol pump.

- Manish Kumar (@Manish695kr) March 25, 2026

A third user enquired about the fuel scarcity scenario in Hyderabad, to which a user responded, "Yup, it's true; I was driving to the office at 7:30 a.m. today and encountered heavy traffic at every petrol pump."

Another person commented,“The HP gas pump at my house is closed today. So the answer appears to be yes.”

Work From Home must be announced urgently, all Petrol Pump in West Hyd under panic rush.@TelanganaCMO @cyberabadpolice@CYBTRAFFIC @cfs_telangana

- N.Shekhar (@shekharN_) March 25, 2026

Another user wrote,“While govt continuously announcing sufficient stock of petrol, but today mornig all petrol pump in mundra stock out & closed. Went to 3 fuel pump 1 has board no petrol others have very huge que (sic).”

Sir the petrol bunk beside Brc hemadurga towers is closed,just came from there

- Santhosh (@santhoshadvocte) March 24, 2026

ये बाड़मेर शहर का मुख्य पेट्रोल पंप है जो दो दिन से बंद पड़ा है #Barmer twitter/2nVQEfmQmY

- अल्हड़ पत्रकार (@Rajesh__Jamaal) March 25, 2026

Bs. K mai bhi tha yahan. Oil tanker aya tha isliye petrol pump temporarily close tha..... Fir sabko petrol mila.... girish dubey (@GirishDubey00) March 25, 2026

Then why is petrol finished everywhere? I'm at my 3rd petrol pump as of now. Everyone is out of petrol. Diesel is available, petrol is finished twitter/4n4GYMCZhe

- HocusPocusPizza (@HocusPocusPiza) March 24, 2026

To address“longstanding challenges”, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas seeks to strengthen natural gas and Petroleum Products Distribution infrastructure by expanding and building pipelines across the country. These measures come in the wake of shutdowns at Gulf liquefaction facilities supplying India and the continued blockage in the Strait of Hormuz.

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