Bengaluru, April 9 (IANS) Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa on Thursday addressed the ongoing LPG shortage in the state, saying that the state government has convened a meeting to resolve the issue and ensure the supply to affected sectors. Speaking to reporters, Muniyappa said a high-level meeting has been scheduled for Friday. “Officials will come with complete details, and I will review the situation at 10.30 a.m. The livelihood of auto drivers depends on LPG, and it i…
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Bengaluru, March 30 (IANS) Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa on Monday said that the state government has initiated steps to streamline the supply of commercial LPG cylinders and assured hotel owners that distribution would resume from Tuesday. He also urged the Centre to resolve the shortage.Addressing the media, Muniyappa said an order regarding the allocation of commercial cooking gas had already been issued on Sunday. “The order will reach distributors today, and from tomorro…
Bengaluru, March 27 (IANS) Karnataka on Friday pitched for a higher allocation of LPG for commercial use, particularly for the hospitality sector, during the Prime Minister–Chief Ministers’ meeting, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for Covid-style coordination between the Centre and states to tackle the current situation.Karnataka Food Minister K.H. Muniyappa, who represented the state at the virtual meeting in the absence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, said the state urged the Cen…
Bengaluru, March 23 (IANS) In a relief to hotel owners, the Karnataka government on Monday announced an increase in the supply of commercial LPG cylinders, adding 1,000 more to the existing allocation.Speaking after a meeting with gas companies and representatives of hotel associations in Bengaluru, the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, K.H. Muniyappa, said the total number of commercial cylinders supplied in the state will be increased to 10,000. He added that the move aims to address suppl…
Mangaluru, March 22 (IANS) Amid the global supply chain crisis, a cargo ship, ‘Pyxis Pioneer’, carrying a major consignment of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), arrived at New Mangalore Port on Sunday, boosting supply prospects in the country.The vessel, which originated from Texas, US, docked at the port with a gross tonnage of 47,236 tonnes. According to port officials, the ship is scheduled to discharge 16,714 tonnes of LPG.Officials confirmed that necessary safety inspections and unloading oper…
Bengaluru, March 19 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday wrote to Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri seeking urgent intervention to streamline the supply of commercial LPG and Auto LPG in Bengaluru amid a growing shortage.In his letter, the Chief Minister highlighted that the disruption in commercial LPG supply follows recent directions from the Union Ministry prioritising domestic LPG distribution. He said the state government has taken steps in line…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa on Wednesday informed the Legislative Council that the state is facing a shortage of commercial LPG cylinders and urged hotel owners and other commercial users to cooperate for a week until fresh supplies arrive.The minister said that only a limited number of commercial cooking gas cylinders can currently be supplied to hotels, restaurants, industries, and dhabas due to restrictions and supply issues.Muniyappa s…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) Karnataka’s Congress MLC Ivan D’Souza on Wednesday raised concerns in the Legislative Council over the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, stating that the crisis has led to the closure of several hotels and disrupted the availability of food in many places.D’Souza noted that the situation has affected even the Legislators’ House, where breakfast items such as idlis, dosas, and ambode were not available.”If legislators themselves are not getting food at the Legis…
Bengaluru, March 12 (IANS) Karnataka BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra on Thursday criticised leaders of the Congress for protesting against the recent increase in LPG and petrol prices, claiming that the situation was not comparable to the period when the party was in power at the Centre.In a statement, Vijayendra said Congress leaders were “crying hoarse” over what he described as a marginal increase in LPG prices and claimed that prices were significantly higher during the tenure of the…