Mumbai, 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 in light of the recent LPG crisis. Having a PNG connection would ensure we are not affected," he said. The camp comes after the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued a directive on March 24 asking citizens to move to PNG wherever connectivity exists, warning that LPG connections could be discontinued within three months. Residents were required to fill out detailed application forms, following which officials checked whether their buildings fell within MGL's GIS-based serviceable network. "Wherever there is no pipeline infrastructure feasibility, applications are not being accepted," an official said, adding that slum pockets are currently excluded, though some clusters are under consideration. Resident Avinash Satpute, 43, said the shift was being driven by affordability and convenience. "We have heard that PNG is cheaper than LPG and wanted to try it," he said. Local corporator Ramdas Kamble told HT that residents had repeatedly approached him for help in securing PNG connections, which led him to bring officials from MGL and residents at one place so the issue gets resolved faster....