Kathmandu, Feb. 17 -- owned oil monopoly, Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), and the Nepal LP Gas Association have said that the cooking gas shortage in the Kathmandu Valley is gradually easing, with supply expected to fully normalise within a week.

Manoj Kumar Thakur, deputy director of the corporation, said distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has returned to normal in most parts of the Valley, except for a few areas where minor delays persist. As supply improves, panic buying has subsided, helping stabilise distribution.

"Cooking gas supply is normalising, so there is no need for consumers to hoard cylinders," Thakur said. "Once consumers stop hoarding, the distribution system will function smoothly."

Amid the deepening shortage ...