Salt Trading Corporation Collaborates with Private Companies for LPG Supply Amidst Road Blockage
Summary
Salt Trading Corporation has started filling its cylinders with private gas companies to keep LPG supplies flowing in Kathmandu after the Prithvi Rajmarg was blocked by erosion at Krishnabhir in Dhading. The corporation also says it has six months of iodized salt stock and is intervening in the sugar market to help stabilize prices of essential goods.
Key Points
- Salt Trading Corporation is working with private gas companies to fill STC cylinders and maintain LPG supply after the Prithvi Rajmarg was blocked by erosion at Krishnabhir in Dhading.
- The corporation says gas from private plants such as Manoj and Baba Gas will reach Kathmandu by Friday, while some of its own gas bullets have been diverted to those plants.
- It says it has 127,361 metric tons of iodized salt in stock, enough for about six months, and that national demand exceeds 200,000 tons a year.
- The corporation is also selling sugar at Rs 100 per kg, below the private-market price of Rs 135, to help control prices of essential goods.
