Bengaluru, March 19 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India, Hardeep Singh Puri, requesting him to ensure adequate allocation and availability of commercial LPG and Auto LPG to Karnataka.

Siddaramaiah's request came as two Indian vessels, 'Shivalik and Nanda Devi', arrived in Gujarat, carrying more than 90,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas

Noting the disruption in LPG supply due to the West Asia conflict, Siddaramaiah mentioned that the state government is only able to supply 1000 per day as against the demand of 50,000 LPG cylinders from restaurants, hotels, catering establishments and PG accommodations.

"As a result, there has been a visible increase in t...