Chennai Petroleum shuts Manali refinery due to floods

Chennai Petroleum Corp Ltd (CPCL) has shut its 10.5 million tons Manali refinery near Chennai due to floods caused by heaviest rainfall in over a century.

"The refinery was shut last night due to heavy rains and floods," CPCL Managing Director Gautam Roy said.

CPCL, a subsidiary of Indian Oil Corp (IOC), is however operating smaller 1 million tons a year Nagapattniam unit normally.