Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- The ongoing cooking gas shortage in Sri Lanka is expected to be resolved within the next two days following the arrival of several liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipments, Litro Gas Terminal Lanka (Pvt) Ltd Chairman and CEO Channa Gunawardana said.

Speaking to a local media, Gunawardana said the company was currently distributing approximately 80,000 cylinders a day to meet domestic demand.

He said four LPG vessels had arrived in the country between October 18 and November 1, bringing a combined cargo of 15,600 metric tonnes.

The first shipment, carried by the vessel Francois, arrived on October 18 with 3,900 metric tonnes of LPG.

The Corinthian delivered a similar quantity on October 22, followed by the Goodwill ...