6 injured in LPG cylinder blast in Delhi’s Narela
Six people were injured after a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder blasted inside a house in Narela area of outer Delhi on Friday morning.
Six people were injured after a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder blasted inside a house in Narela area of outer Delhi on Friday morning.
India's petrol, aviation turbine fuel, and LPG consumption shot up in October this year compared to the same month last year, reflecting the rising demand for these fuels in a growing economy.
In Delhi, the cost of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder has increased by Rs 62, now retailing at Rs 1,802, up from Rs 1,740.
Oil marketing companies have announced a Rs 48.50 hike in the price of 19 kg commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders ahead of the festive season.
Around 33 truckloads of cylinders have been stranded inside the LPG bottling plant of a nationalised navaratna company since yesterday morning causing severe inconvenience to the transporters and the domestic fuel provider, ahead of the festivities.
The 5-kg LPG cylinder is now priced at Rs 655. Earlier on April 1, the price of 19-kg commercial LPG was hiked by Rs 250 per cylinder. With this, the 19-kg commercial cooking gas will now cost Rs 2,253. The commercial LPG price was previously increased by Rs 105 on March 1.
Out of the average national coverage of 99.8% of domestic LPG connections, North Eastern states performed almost seven percent less than the national average and Eastern India states performed 13 % less than the national average, revealed the Data released by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Talking to media persons, Food and civil supplies Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain said LPG cylinder costs have risen to almost Rs 1000 and it is beyond the reach of the poor. Even the middle class is hit by the skyrocketing prices. The Ujjawal scheme has flopped, he charged while suggesting a subsidy of Rs 400 per cylinder.
LPG domestic cylinders prices were hiked by Rs 25 today, rising total cost to Rs 911 in Kolkata.
Hundreds of women TMC activists assembled in front of the Balurghat police station, while some of them carried empty LPG cylinders with them and firewood.
