LPG crisis to end soon in Mizoram
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Aizawl, July 27 2014 :
The current crisis in cooking gas supply in Mizoram is likely to be over in a short time from now as per the information received by the State Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister John Rotluangliana who yesterday visited Silchar for a night stay to meet IOC officials there.
The Mizoram minister also visited Borkhola LPG Bottling Plant on the same day.
The Mizoram Supply minister met Senior Area Manager (SAM) JK Brahma and had a detailed discussion with him on the current LPG crisis in Mizoram.
He apprised the latter of the poor supply of LPG for Mizoram since some time ago and how it has created a big problem for the general public.
He also gave the Senior Area Manager copy of the petition he has sent to Union Minister for Petroleum & Gas Darmendra Pradhan regarding the LPG crisis and also the copy of letter from the Union Minister in reply to the request made to him which has asked the IOC officials to address the problem in Mizoram.
Senior Area Manager JK Brahma on his part explained before John Rotluangliana about the current situation regarding LPG supply, saying, "We know that Mizoram has been reeling under shortage of LPG supply for sometime now, and we have also been directed by the Petroleum & Gas Ministry to take steps to solve the crisis in Mizoram following your letter to the Union Minister.
Accordingly, the LPG supply for Mizoram has started improving since July, and now we are doing our best to further improve the supply.
So it will go on improving hereafter" .
The Mizoram Supply minister also visited Borkhola LPG Bottling Plant where he asked the IOC officials for more LPG supply to Mizoram.
The latter informed the minister that during July they have specially supplied 142 truck trips for Mizoram.
They also told the minister of their intention to favour Mizoram as far as possible.
They also told the minister that the LPG agents/distributors in Mizoram need to do more bank deposits for LPG supply without only purchasing from Mualkhang Gas Bottling Plant.
"Now that we get all information through SMS, right after the deposit is made in the banks for purchase of LPG from Borkhola.
Meantime, there is no point of giving favour with poor deposit", the IOC leaders stated.
Borkhola LPG Bottling Plant at present can stock 500 metric tonnes of gas and can fill 44 truck trips per day.
Now, 3 bullets are being installed in order to stock 130 metric tonnes and the same is expected to be opened up in November.
Once this is opened, Mizoram LPG quota is also expected to increase by 15-20%, the Mizoram minister said.
Borkhola Bottling Plant feeds Assam (Barak Valley), North Tripura and Mizoram, and one Gas Distributor of Manipur.
The Mizoram Supply minister was with Parliamentary Secretary T.T.Zothansanga and K.Lianzuala, who is the KVI Chairman besides DIPRO Kolasib Robert Thangmawia and some media persons from Aizawl.
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