In Pics: Indian cities where diesel has breached Rs 100-per-litre mark

Odisha is the latest state where diesel prices have crossed the Rs 100-per-litre mark. The price of petrol was hiked by 28 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers on June 22. Here we take a look at the places where diesel has crossed the Rs 100-per-litre mark.

Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan near the India-Pakistan border was the first place in the country to see petrol hitting Rs 100 a litre mark in mid-February and earlier this month it also earned the distinction of diesel crossing that psychological mark. Credit: PTI Photo

Hanumangarh in Rajasthan also crossed Rs 100 per litre earlier this month. Credit: PTI Photo

After Rajasthan, the prices have crossed the 100 mark at Koraput (Rs 100.46 a litre) in Odisha. Credit: PTI Photo

In Odisha's Malkangiri diesel has crossed Rs 101.12 per litre. Credit: AFP Photo

In 28 hikes, the price of petrol has risen by Rs 7.10 per litre and diesel by Rs 7.50 a litre. Credit: PTI Photo

The hike on June 22 was the 28th increase in prices since May 4, when state-owned oil firms ended an 18-day hiatus in rate revision they observed during assembly elections in states like West Bengal. Credit: PTI Photo

Meanwhile, Petrol has already crossed Rs 100 mark in nine states and Union territories -- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, and Ladakh. Among metro cities, petrol is already above Rs 100 in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Credit: AFP Photo