Domestic LPG for commercial purposes Rampant in hotels

Source:

Imphal, September 27 2013 : At least 1500 domestic LPG re-fills are being used illegally in hotels in and around Khwairamband Keithel in a month.

According to a source in IOC’s Divisional Sales Office, Imphal, around 300 hotels of Khwairamband market and adjoining areas have been using domestic LPG re-fill cylinders instead of using commercial LPG re-fill cylinders.

On the average, one domestic LPG re-fill lasts for only five days in these hotels.

In some bigger hotels, one LPG re-fill lasts for only three/four days.

Although the source refused to divulge how they estimated and came to the conclusion that about 1500 domestic LPG re-fills are being used in a month in hotels located around Khwairamband Keithel , the source maintained they could easily work out the figure based on IOC Limited’s calculation.

LPG re-fill cylinders

Most of the domestic LPG refills used in hotels were leaked from distributors.

Earlier, such refills were also leaked from consumers having multiple connections.

Nowadays, the number of domestic LPG refills which got leaked to hotels has gone down considerably.

One major reason for leakage of domestic LPG refills to hotels and other commercial centres is the failure of consumers to collect their LPG refills from distributors.

Many a great time, distributors cannot distribute all the LPG refills which were available in their stock because some consumers did not come to collect their refills.

Domestic LPG refills thus left over got leaked to hotels.

At present, the State is running into 45 days backlog as far as shipping of LPG is concerned.

The backlog accumulated to 45 days because of frequent bandhs, blockades and pathetic condition of highways.

Nevertheless, IOC has been working to check unlawful use of domestic LPG refills in hotels and make up the shipping backlog of 45 days.

Yet, it requires dedicated intervention and cooperation of the Government to check use of domestic LPG refills in hotels, said the source while underscoring the urgent need for concerned authorities to pay special attention to this unlawful practice which has been openly depriving consumers of what is legally due to them.

via NorthEast Calling - NorthEast India | India's No1 online News Magazine http://necalling.com/domestic-lpg-for-commercial-purposes-rampant-in-hotels/