Consumers queue overnight as LPG shortage worsens in Kathmandu (Pictures)
Summary
The cooking gas shortage in Kathmandu has worsened, forcing consumers to queue overnight at gas plants and depots to get LPG cylinders. Flood-related highway blockages have further disrupted tanker transport and deepened the shortage across the valley.
Key Points
- Hundreds of consumers lined up overnight at Shree Krishna Gas Industry in Kalanki to buy LPG cylinders.
- Many households have already run out of cooking gas and are struggling to find supplies anywhere in Kathmandu.
- Floods in the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers have blocked major highways and prevented gas tankers from entering the capital.
- The disrupted transport and bottling system has caused an acute LPG shortage across the Kathmandu Valley.
