Govt allows cross-company LPG cylinder exchange in Kathmandu Valley amid supply disruption
Summary
The government has allowed consumers in the Kathmandu Valley to exchange empty LPG cylinders for filled cylinders of another brand at the standard market price if their regular brand is unavailable. The temporary measure comes after flooding disrupted transport routes and caused supply shortages.
Key Points
- Minister Gauri Kumari Yadav ordered immediate measures to ensure easy LPG availability in the Kathmandu Valley.
- Consumers can now exchange empty LPG cylinders for filled cylinders of any other brand within the valley at the standard market price when their usual brand is unavailable.
- The move is meant to ease shortages caused by flood-damaged transport routes and supply chain disruptions.
- The Nepal Oil Corporation and gas bottling industries have been instructed to enforce the arrangement and avoid market manipulation or artificial shortages.
