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Centre has “sufficient banal of petrol and diesel”, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, said connected Tuesday (March 24, 2026) successful an inter-ministerial briefing.
“Domestic accumulation of LPG has been stepped up successful refineries,” Ms. Sharma said. “7,500 commercialized and home PNG connections were accorded yesterday,” she added.
Ms. Sharma said that determination was “some panic booking for LPG observed yesterday”, however, determination is “no adust retired reported astatine immoderate of the distributors”. “7,000 tonnes of commercialized LPG were lifted yesterday,” Ms. Sharma said.
Regarding the fig of Indian ships en way to India, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, said, “With Jag Vasant and Pine Gas having crossed the Strait of Hormuz, determination are 20 ships operating successful the region.”
“20 Indian-flagged vessels are presently successful the Western Part of the Strait of Hormuz. Of these, 5 are loaded with LPG, cumulatively, carrying 2.32 lakh metric tonnes,” Mr. Sinha said
“Jag Vasant and Pine Gas person safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz. Pine Gas is carrying 45,000 metric tonnes of LPG and is expected to scope New Mangalore Port aboriginal greeting connected March 27,” Mr. Sinha said. “The Jag Vasant is headed to the Kandla Port and is expected to scope connected March 28,” helium added.
“Another bare ballast vas operating successful the portion would beryllium loaded with LPG successful the adjacent 3-4 days,” helium said.
Aseem Mahajan, Additional Secretary (Gulf), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said, “85 flights are expected to run from UAE to India.”
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Randhir Jaiswal, Additional Secretary, MEA said, ”We person capable fertiliser banal for 2026 Kharif Season.”
