Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, March 12 -- The government has activated a range of alternate fuel measures and supply management mechanisms to ease pressure on LPG supplies amid the ongoing global energy disruption caused by the closure of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Addressing a press briefing, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, said the government is promoting alternate fuel options and increasing allocations of other energy sources to ensure that priority consumers continue to receive LPG.
"Alternate fuel options are being activated to ease pressure on LPG and gas channels," Sharma said.
She said additional kerosene allocations have been released to state governments as part ...