Ludhiana, June 14 -- Seeking to allay fears over possible fuel shortages amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said India had sufficient stocks of petrol, diesel and LPG to meet domestic demand and there was no cause for panic.

He said the country currently had energy reserves for more than 60 days, while LPG supplies were also adequately secured.

Addressing the media here, Puri said India consumed around 80,000 metric tonnes of LPG every day. He noted that while the country earlier met only about 32% of its LPG requirement through domestic production, that figure had now increased to 54%, significantly reducing dependence on imports.

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