Police and BMC staff line up as the civic headquarters improvises with electric grills to beat the severe commercial LPG crunch. PIC/ASHISH RAJE
Amid nationwide LPG cylinder shortage triggered by disruptions in the Gulf, BMC headquarters canteen switches to electric grills to keep serving staff and police personnel
The police canteen at Esplanade Court (Killa Court) in Mumbai remains closed due to shortage of commercial LPG cylinders
Meanwhile, the government has increased domestic LPG production by about 25 per cent and is directing the entire output towards household consumers to ensure uninterrupted cooking gas supply amid the evolving situation in West Asia, it was announced on Wednesday
According to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the government issued an order on March 8 asking refineries and petrochemical complexes to maximise LPG production.

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