Effect of the campaign launched by TSE : Letter heads to procure gas see a decline
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, December 30 2015 : Cases of some privileged/influential persons including police personnel collecting LPG refills with or without letter heads have dropped to about a half, according to LPG distributors.

However, collection of LPG refills by 'influential persons' with or without letterhead still persists.

The authority concerned is yet to take up measures to stop or check illegal means of collecting LPG refills or the lopsided distribution pattern.

�It is better to give a refilled LPG cylinder to them (influential persons) instead of confronting them,� an LPG distributor said.

The distributors further said that this grim reality should be acknowledged by all concerned.

Filled LPG cylinders

Meanwhile, an LPG consumer told The Sangai Express that LPG requirement of the State could not be met due to shortage of LPG shipment into the State.

The required amount of LPG could not be shipped in the State due mainly to law and order problem, frequent bandh and blockade along the highways.

He said that the State Govt is not paying enough attention to shortage of subsidised LPG in the State as it does to PDS items.

As such, it is pertinent to question if there is any conspiracy in this regard.

Meanwhile, most of the consumers of HS Indane Gramin Vitrak, Senapati district have received just one or two refills till Dec 24 .

The distributor has about I (W8 active consumers.

Officially it has distributed refills to consumers at the rate of 78.88 per day.

It has no pending application seeking new connection.

The distributor has been in the 'excellent' category on perform ance basis.

At the same time, 76 subsidised LPO consumers ot'J Rongmei SK Indane Gramin Vitrak in Imphal West have received just one refill each while there are 21 consumers who have received nine LPG refills.

Six of its consumers have received eight refills each while 13 consumers have received seven refills each.

The distributor has 1636 active domestic LPG consumers.

It has distributed LPG refills to its consumers at the rate of 127.89 per day.

Officially, booking done till Dec 24 has been cleared.

There are 13 consumers whose delivery is pending till today (Dec 30) .