Mumbai: In the wake of a temporary shortage of cooking gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), state-run oil marketing companies -- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd -- may ration LPG cylinders to users. This means, users, holding only one LPG cylinder will be given preference over those having two cylinders. We are giving priority to single bottle users as double bottle users will have spare capacity. We have also arranged for alternative sources for LPG which will reach the Indian shore in a week's time," said a senior LPG official from an oil marketing company. Currently, states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and Goa, could face an LPG supply pinch reportedly due to a booking backlog.

Source: Mint September 27, 2019 06:22 UTC