Karnal, April 13 -- Complying with the Centre's guidelines, the Haryana government has made it mandatory for households and commercial users to switch from liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to piped natural gas (PNG), in areas where a pipeline network has already been laid.

Giving a three-month window, the government has warned that non-compliance will lead to the halting of LPG connections after the deadline.

According to a public notice issued by the Karnal additional deputy commissioner, the households, in areas where the authorised entity has already laid pipeline infrastructure or is in a position to supply natural gas to individual households or to a common address within a housing area, are required to avail domestic PNG connections....