India, May 18 -- A mega piped natural gas (PNG) registration camp organised by Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) at Mumbai Public School in Sion on Sunday saw more than 100 residents apply for household PNG connections, amid a citywide push to shift consumers from LPG cylinders to PNG where infrastructure is available.

Officials at the camp said most applicants were from buildings that still do not have PNG infrastructure. Nearly 90% of registrations came from "non-gasified" buildings, while the rest were from societies where PNG pipelines already exist but individual households are yet to switch.

Muruganantham Yadav, 59, a driver from Pratiksha Nagar, said his 112-flat building is still waiting for a PNG connection. "This is good, especially...