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Vijayan urged the Centre to permit the additional LPG cylinder allocation for a limited period of two months to help families meet their cooking needs during the festival season.
Ingredients like plantain stem, cucumber, beetroot, and carrots taste good even when added raw to dishes.
Establishments using LPG for commercial purposes should not store more than five additional cylinders beyond those connected for use.
Two Indian-flagged vessels, the LPG carriers Shivalik and Nanda Devi, successfully navigated the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday, carrying approximately 92,700 tonnes of LPG from Gulf countries to Mundra and Kandla ports in Gujarat, with expected arrival dates of March 16 or 17. These ships were part of 24 Indian-flagged vessels previously stranded on the western side of the strait due to escalating regional hostilities, and their safe passage marks a significant development for Indian shipping and fuel supply. Additionally, the Indian-flagged oil tanker Jag Prakash, carrying gasoline from Oman to Tanzania, resumed its voyage on Friday, leaving three Indian vessels with 76 seafarers stranded on the eastern side of the strait, out of an initial total of 28 Indian-flagged vessels that were stuck in the region. The Directorate General of Shipping is actively monitoring the safety of approximately 23,000 Indian seafarers in the Gulf region, having established a 24-hour control room that has handled numerous communications and facilitated the repatriation of over 223 seafarers, while port operations in India remain stable with priority berthing and enhanced facilitation measures for LPG carriers to ensure fuel availability. Despite these safe passages and monitoring efforts, three Indian seafarer casualties have been reported during the ongoing crisis, with one seafarer still missing.
The ongoing LPG shortage in Kerala is increasingly impacting film productions, which heavily rely on gas cylinders for cooking meals for large crews on temporary sets, creating significant logistical challenges and raising concerns about potential production delays if the deficit persists.
Biogas plants installed in rural homes are now proving to be a vital resource for families facing an LPG cylinder shortage.
Iran permitted two Indian LPG carriers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, alleviating concerns over Indian cooking gas supplies.
Gas-based cremations at Kozhikode's Smrithipatham Crematorium were suspended due to a shortage of LPG cylinders, impacting operations for the past two days.
LPG bookings have risen sharply to 75.7 lakh.
Many large bakeries run entire production lines on diesel-fired ovens or electric systems. Gas is still widely used in the kitchen, but it is rarely the only fuel available.
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