Shortage of LPG irks consumers

SHILLONG: Shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in some part of the city, is giving the consumers a tough time in the past couple of months.
There are complaints from LPG consumers of Rilbong, Jail Road and other adjacent area that they have not received their refills from their agency for the last one month.
However, on the other hand, the gas agencies lamented that there is a shortage in the supply of LPG from the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) bottling plant for the past couple of months. “We usually need around 30 trucks of LPG every month but we are receiving only around 20 of them’, owner of the Sunny Gas Agency said.
On the other hand, East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner, Matsiewdor War Nongbri said that she has not received any complaints of shortage of LPG supply in the city.
“If there is shortage, people should tell us and we will take up the matter with IOC,” she said.
It may be mentioned that Shillong is also in the process of getting its first ever bottling plant in Ri Bhoi and it is expected that the plant will address many of the concerns about the LPG shortage in the city.
The proposed LPG bottling plant would produce 30000 metric tonnes of the cooking fuel annually. The estimated budget for the proposed bottling plant is Rs 74 crores.
The bottling plant will cater to entire Meghalaya which is depending on bottling plants in Assam.
The company currently has 10 bottling plants across Northeast and these are functioning at over 100 per cent capacity utilisation. The company is adding capacities to its existing bottling facilities at Silchar, Bongaigaon and North Guwahati.