THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Fuel prices increased further today. Petrol was hiked by 28 paise and diesel by 25 paise. This month petrol price spiked by Rs 4.50 and diesel by Rs 4.92.

In Thiruvananthapuram, the price of one-litre petrol is Rs 93 and for diesel, it is Rs 87.60. In Kochi, the price of one litre of petrol is Rs 91.48 and for diesel, it is Rs 86.11. The fuel prices have remained constant only for two days in the last two weeks.

From 2020 June onwards the price of petrol spiked by Rs 19.82 and for diesel it was 20.19. In 2021, the petrol price increased by Rs 7.22 and diesel by Rs 7.45. Yesterday, union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said that fuel prices will go down gradually.