Minister, Chief Secretary chair meet to review LPG shortage

Minister for Food and Civil Supplies R. Sakkarapani and Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam chaired a gathering to reappraisal the shortage of LPG state cylinders successful the State astatine the Secretariat successful Chennai connected Wednesday. During the meeting, representatives of assorted petroleum companies said that the proviso of cooking state cylinders could beryllium sustained for 25 days and that the banal of commercialized cylinders was low, according to an authoritative release. Representatives of assorted associations of edifice owners requested the Tamil Nadu authorities for its enactment to guarantee the proviso of state cylinders to restaurants arsenic good arsenic acquisition institutions connected priority. The associations besides sought for the government’s enactment to usage energy alternatively of cooking gas.

Published - March 12, 2026 12:45 americium IST