NUMALIGARH: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) agreed to cancel its earlier tender for transporting petroleum products from Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) following objections and protests over its terms and conditions.

The decision was taken at a meeting held on Tuesday at the Golaghat district commissioner's office on the initiative of the district administration.

Representatives of student and youth organisations, along with other concerned bodies, attended the meeting. NRL Chief General Manager Mintu Saikia, Senior Manager Biswajit Bora and BPCL officials were also present.

After discussions, the participants agreed to invite fresh bids with revised terms and conditions. The decision was aimed at ensuring equal opportunities for unemployed youths to participate in the tendering process for transportation operations.