KATHMANDU: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Gauri Kumari Yadav has directed officials of Nepal Oil Corporation and LPG companies to make necessary arrangements to ensure consumers have easy access to cooking gas.
Minister Yadav has also instructed concerned authorities to allow consumers to exchange cylinders from one company for those of another at the same price if their preferred brand is unavailable in the Kathmandu Valley.
Under the new arrangement, consumers will be able to obtain LPG using cylinders of other companies when cylinders of their regular supplier are not immediately available. According to the minister’s secretariat, the measure has been introduced to address supply disruptions caused by recent floods and provide immediate relief to consumers facing a shortage of cooking gas.
Minister Yadav warned that action would be taken in accordance with prevailing laws against anyone found causing unnecessary hardship to consumers, creating artificial shortages or violating prescribed regulations.
She directed Nepal Oil Corporation officials and LPG industry representatives to ensure effective management and smooth distribution of cooking gas so that consumers do not face unnecessary difficulties.
