Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu held a high-level meeting to review the status of LPG supply in the state at the RTGS center in Amaravati.
Currently, the state holds a reserve of 14,000 metric tonnes of LPG gas and additional gas supply is expected to become available shortly, Tv9 Telugu reported.
Chief Secretary Sai Prasad and senior officials from various departments, representatives from petroleum companies, along with officials from GAIL and ONGC, participated in the review meeting.
He said that there are currently no impediments to the supply of LPG within the state and measures must be taken to ensure that hospitals, hostels, and temples face absolutely no shortages.
Identify alternative solutions: CM to officials
The CM directed officials to study to identify alternative solutions that can be made immediately available to the public.
Sufficient gas reserves are currently available to meet the state’s requirements for the next 15 days, he said. Measures must be implemented utilizing e-KYC and OTP verification, to prevent the diversion of gas cylinders and to ensure that the public does not panic.
Steps must be taken to ensure an increased availability of induction stoves across the state. Gas companies must ensure a short-term increase in production and improved distribution, he said.
Focus must be placed on further expanding the City Gas Distribution network within the state and steps must be taken to ensure that natural gas produced in the KG Basin (AP) is supplied to the public through a piped network, he told officials.
He directed officials to explore ways to maximize the usage of CNG and PNG.
Israel-US war on Iran:
Israel and the United States attacked Iran on February 28, which prompted Iran to retaliate on US embassies and military bases across the region.
As a result, oil and gas shipments from West Asia stopped, leading to shortage of cooking gas in India.