New Delhi, March 23 -- Supply of liquified petroleum gas remains a concern but there is no dry out at LPG distributors, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas said in a statement today. Addressing reporters on 23 March, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary (Marketing & Oil Refinery) from the ministry further stated that around 3.5 lakh domestic and commercial petroleum natural gas (PNG) connections have been given or activated in the past three weeks.

"The supply of LPG still remains a matter of concern, but there is no dry out at the LPG distributorships. Panic booking of LPG has reduced, and delivery is normal," she added.

On availability of commercial LPG, Sharma noted that for now around 50% of volume will be at the disposal of state gov...