This is a relief news amid the gas crisis. Amidst war and tension, the Indian ship Shivalik has reached Mundra Port in Gujarat after leaving the Strait of Hormuz. This is being considered as an achievement because the situation had become difficult after the risk on the oil route increased. Indian ship Shivalik reached India with 46,000 metric tons of LPG from Qatar.
Gas will be supplied in the country with LPG brought from Qatar. Shivalik is a large gas carrier ship, which is operated by Shipping Corporation of India. Now the question is how many cylinders can be filled with the 46,000 metric tons of LPG that Shivalik has arrived with.
How many cylinders will be filled with 46,000 metric tons of LPG?
Whenever LPG is brought from any country, it is imported in liquid form. With this, gas can be brought in larger quantities. Now the question arises that how many cylinders will be filled with 46,000 metric tons of LPG? To know the answer to this, first we have to know how many kg of gas is there in total.
Indian LPG tanker Shivalik.
If a ship has brought 46,000 metric tons of LPG, then first convert it into kilograms. There are 1000 kilograms in one metric ton. If 46,000 metric tons are converted into kilograms, the total LPG will become 4,60,00,000 kilograms.
4,60,00,000 kg kitchen has reached India from this Shivalik ship. In India, a domestic gas cylinder contains 14.2 kg of gas, if calculated accordingly then the total number of cylinders reaches 32 lakh 39 thousand. This means that a total of 32 lakh 39 thousand LPG cylinders can be filled in India with the 46,000 metric tons of gas that reached India from Qatar.
Shivalik reached Gujarat
#WATCH | Gujarat: LPG tanker Shivalik, which crossed the Strait of Hormuz, arrives at the Mundra Port. pic.twitter.com/3E1T1DY4ut
— ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2026
The government has directed port authorities to prioritize unloading for homes, followed by hospitals, schools and then for commercial enterprises on a case-by-case basis.
Shortage of gas cylinders.
India is the world’s third largest LPG consumer
If we understand from the figures, India is the third largest LPG consumer in the world. Its consumption in the country has increased by 60 percent in the last 10 years. It increased from 19.6 million metric tons (MMT) in 2015-16 to 31.3 MMT in the year 2024-25. There are 33 crore active domestic LPG consumers in India. In 2015-16, this number was only 16.6 crores, which means the number of active domestic consumers has doubled.
LPG consumption in the country increases year after year but domestic production has not increased at that pace. Even today, only 40 percent of the total consumption is produced in India. India is dependent on other countries for LPG up to 60 percent of its total consumption. It includes Qatar, UAE and other countries of the Middle East. This is the reason why LPG crisis has arisen. The government is making changes in many rules to overcome this crisis. For example, consumers using PNG connections have been asked to leave LPG connections.
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