New Delhi, May 25 -- Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture and Janata Dal (United) leader Sanjay Jha, on Monday, said that the Shipping Ministry addressed the issues concerning seafarers coming from the Strait of Hormuz, and presented relevant facts before the panel.

Sanjay Jha stated that the Petroleum Ministry and the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers discussed the implications of the energy crisis in the wake of the West Asia conflict ahead of the upcoming sowing season.

He added that the Centre's focus is on long-term planning as the situation regarding a permanent solution to the conflict remains unclear.

Jha said, "While the conflict is taking place elsewhere, we are confronting...