Shimla, March 13 -- Amid concerns over LPG availability in Himachal Pradesh, the state government on Friday assured that there is no panic situation and adequate stocks of cylinders are available across the state.

Speaking to ANI in Shimla, Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh Sanjay Gupta said that panic booking by consumers had created temporary pressure on the servers of oil marketing companies.

"We don't have any panic situation right now, but people are panicking. Because of that, they are trying to book their gas as soon as possible, and due to this, the servers of oil marketing companies are facing some problems. We are sorting that out," Gupta said.

He informed that sufficient LPG stock is currently available in the state. Accor...