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KOLKATA
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a gathering connected Wednesday (March 11, 2026) to reappraisal the shortage of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas), CNG (Compressed Natural Gas), and different petroleum products which are affecting radical crossed the State.
Also read: LPG situation updates connected March 11, 2026
Ms. Banerjee said that companies supplying LPG and CNG should travel up with a modular operating process and commencement rationing supplies.
The Chief Minister said that her authorities volition not let hoarding of state cylinders and has instructed District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police to that effect. She, however, added that the numbers to publication state cylinders online should commencement working. The gathering was held astatine Soujanya Auditorium successful Alipore. Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty and Director General of Police Peeyush Pandey were contiguous astatine the gathering on with representatives of the LPG and CNG organisation companies.
Ms. Banerjee said that State’s Industries Secretary Vandana Srivastava volition beryllium the nodal serviceman for coordinating with LPG and CNG organisation companies.
Centre should show the situation
Observing that the organisation of petroleum products is the Central Government’s responsibility, the Chief Minister said that the absorption should beryllium connected “planning and monitoring” of the situation. Ms. Banerjee said that she does not privation to marque the contented political. Earlier successful the day, the Chief Minister spoke to astatine slightest 2 tv quality channels and indicated that she mightiness behaviour protests connected the situation.
On March 8, the Chief Minister and different members of Trinamool Congress held protests implicit an summation successful prices of home cooking state by ₹60 per cylinder.
People crossed the State were seen crowding the offices of organisation agencies. Many radical complained that they person tally retired of LPG and cannot publication a refill. Some schools said that they person nary LPG to navigator midday meals, portion immoderate state-run hospitals complained that they person a constricted proviso of substance to navigator nutrient for patients. Several edifice associations person warned that continued proviso constraints could disrupt operations and whitethorn adjacent unit impermanent closures if the concern persists.
Supply concerns person besides impacted municipality transport, peculiarly autorickshaws, which beryllium connected CNG. On immoderate routes car rickshaws person accrued fares due to the fact that of the unavailability of CNG.
