Kumaraswamy rules out LPG, fuel shortage in Mandya, highlights risks of panic-buying

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H.D. Kumaraswamy.

H.D. Kumaraswamy. | Photo Credit: File photo

H.D. Kumaraswamy, Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries and Mandya MP, has promised that determination is nary shortage of LPG, petrol, oregon diesel successful the territory and urged the nationalist not to panic.

Presiding implicit the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) gathering astatine the Mandya Zilla Panchayat connected Monday (April 6), helium said the territory requires astir 10,800 home LPG cylinders daily, and capable banal is disposable to conscionable demand.

He said implicit 15 lakh litres of diesel and 12 lakh litres of petrol are presently disposable successful the district. Warning against panic-buying, Mr. Kumaraswamy urged radical not to store substance successful cans, citing information risks. Instructions person already been issued to petrol bunks not to capable substance successful cans, helium added.

However, helium acknowledged a shortage successful commercialized LPG supply, stating that precedence is being fixed to indispensable institutions specified arsenic schools, hostels, and hospitals.

He directed officials to guarantee capable h2o proviso for farmers’ crops.

Reviewing payment measures, helium said 38,517 applications were received for Unique Disability ID (UDID) cards, of which 29,264 person been issued. The Minister besides instructed officials to re-examine rejected applications.

Under the Ayushman Bharat–Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, implicit 17.2 lakh cards person been distributed successful the district. Additionally, 347 agri-entrepreneurs person been supported nether the Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme scheme, with the disbursement of loans worthy ₹87.65 crore and subsidies worthy ₹29.33 crore.

He besides said 5.59 lakh workers person registered nether the e-Shram scheme, portion the territory has achieved 155.33% advancement nether the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.

Mandya Deputy Commissioner Kumar said measures person been taken to proviso 2 TMC of drinking h2o per period until June to debar summertime shortages. Vulnerable villages person been identified and arrangements are successful spot to proviso h2o done backstage borewells if required, helium added.

At present, nary colony successful the territory is facing a drinking h2o crisis, helium said.

He besides noted that the National Highways Authority has approved 15 ft overbridges, of which 7 person been completed, with the remaining works successful progress.

Published - April 06, 2026 07:28 p.m. IST

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