KATHMANDU, March 24 -- The import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has decreased in Nepal. According to officials of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), there has been a decline in LPG import by almost six percent compared to last year. The corporation estimates that the use of cooking gas may have started to decrease as consumers have become accustomed to using electricity.

According to the data of eight months of the current fiscal year released by the Department of Customs on Wednesday, the import of LPG has decreased by 19.2 million kg compared to last year, which when calculated in cylinders, comes to 1,352,112 cylinders.

The Department of Customs states that 340.86 million kgs of LPG worth Rs 38.72 billion have been imported till mid-Mar...