Bengaluru, April 11 -- State food and civil supplies minister KH Muniyappa on Friday urged the Centre to address the prevailing fuel shortages in the state at a meeting held to take stock of the shortage of auto LPG that has begun to slow public transport across the state.

"The lives of those who depend on auto gas have been affected, and I feel that the central government has failed to fulfil its responsibility in addressing their concerns," Muniyappa told reporters after the meeting.

While supplies of commercial LPG cylinders have improved, auto LPG availability remains uneven, he said. "There has been improvement in the supply of commercial cylinders, but not for auto gas. The chief secretary wrote to the central government on April ...