GOVT: bookings of LPG cylinders eased 27% from MARCH 13 peak
New Delhi, March 18 -- Panic bookings for domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders have eased by over 27% from a peak of 8.9 million on March 13 because of supply management, a government official said, adding that LPG situation in the country is still a matter of concern, but cooking gas cylinders are supplied to households on priority.
"As far as the panic booking is concerned, there is a downward trend," Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the petroleum ministry said. The peak of panic booking was on March 13 when about 89 lakh (8.9 million) bookings for refills took place, she said.
"Yesterday, this number was around 70 lakh (7 million)," she added. On an average oil marketing companies (OMCs) are distributing about 5 to 6 million...
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