‘No shortage of fuel’: Centre assures LPG, diesel and petrol supply; pushes PNG, kerosene

Centre connected Wednesday said determination was nary shortage of LPG successful the country, and that it was prioritising Piped Natural Gas, adding that it had capable diesel and petrol supply.“Domestic PNG connections are a apical precedence for the Government of India, and 100% of them are being supplied.

Similarly, CNG utilized for proscription is besides being made disposable to 100% of consumers,” Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary (Marketing & Oil Refinery), ministry of petroleum & earthy gas, said.Addressing concerns implicit substance availability, the authorities urged radical not to pankeric. “We person the capableness to refine astir 26 crore tons of crude lipid annually. Over the past 2 days, we person seen lines extracurricular retail outlets and petrol pumps successful galore areas, and panic buying has besides been observed.

We person capable petrol and diesel available. There is nary shortage astatine immoderate petrol pump,” it said.“Therefore, bash not judge rumours and debar panic buying. There has been nary summation successful the terms of petrol and diesel,” the authorities said.Assuring radical of the proviso of LPG, the authorities said, “Regarding LPG, determination is nary shortage astatine immoderate distributorship. Online booking is good. Approximately 26 states person allocated 22,000 tons of commercialized LPG truthful far, and this allocation is nationwide.”

To cheque misuse, the authorities said, some the Center and states person stepped up enforcement. “Yesterday, astir 2700 raids were conducted successful assorted states, and astir 2000 cylinders were seized.”The authorities besides said that kerosene was made disposable arsenic an alternate fuel. “Regarding kerosene, the Government of India has made further allocations arsenic an alternate substance enactment to each authorities governments, and allocation orders person been issued successful astir 16 states and national territories,” it said.The authorities besides clarified that reports claiming a alteration successful LPG refill booking timelines were false. It said the existing refill booking timelines remained unchanged and proceed arsenic before.