Government likely to resume sales of full gas cylinders

Kathmandu February 22- The government is likely to resume the supply of fully filled cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Monday, the Ministry of Supply said.Dealers have been selling half-filled cylinders weighing 7.1 kg since October 29, 2015 after Indian Oil Corporation cut fuel deliveries to Nepal following a trade embargo by India.

LPG shipments have swelled to near pre-embargo levels, and the government has planned to end the ration system by allowing gas plants to issue full cylinders.
 

Gas plants had been divided over whether to sell fully filled cylinders or half-filled cylinders. Tarai-based bottlers were for full cylinders while factories based in the Kathmandu Valley wanted to continue selling half-filled cylinders because of the higher demand. Among the 53 LPG bottlers in the country, 29 sell their products in the valley. There are an estimated 6.5 million gas cylinders in circulation.