LPG shortage looms large
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 07 2015:
With the Awang Sekmai Nongthonband Youth Club determined to carry on its agitation of closing the approach road leading to the IOC's LPG bottling plant, the State is likely to face acute shortage of LPG in the next couple of days.
The youth club has been demanding the Government to repair the approach road and it was in pursuit of the same demand that the road was closed since January 1 .
On account of the youth club's agitation, movement of LPG bullet tankers (bulk carriers) and retailer trucks has ceased and it has affected normal activities of the plant.
At least 80 bullet tankers have been stuck inside the premises of the bottling plant.
On the other hand, movement of retailer trucks to the plant has also stopped.
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Meanwhile, one functionary of the Awang Sekmai Nongthonband Youth Club told media persons that they would not talk with the Government or any of its representatives until the road repairing work is initiated.
Similar protest agitation was staged twice in the month of May last year urging the Government to repair the 1 Km long road.
The agitation was called off at the assurance of the Chief Minister and the local MLA.
Works Minister Kh Ratankumar sent a message to the youth club yesterday through the local MLA for dialogue.
At the same, police threatened to pull up volunteers of the club, said the club functionary.
In case police decide to arrest villagers or club volunteers instead of listening to the demand for repairing the approach road, the Chief Minister and the local MLA should be held accountable for any untoward incident resulting thereof.