The Gas Sellers Federation of Nepal has accused the government of focusing on publicity instead of solving the ongoing shortage of cooking gas across the country.
The Gas Sellers Federation, Nepal has expressed strong objection, saying that the government is not paying enough attention to solve the cooking gas shortage in the country. The federation issued a press release on Sunday, blaming that the government is focusing more on publicity rather than finding real solutions.
Decrease in Gas Imports
According to the federation, around 60,000 metric tons less LP gas was imported in last four months. On top of that, the government decided to selling gas directly through gas industries and different sales centers instead of distributing it through regular sellers. The federation says this decision has made the shortage even more complicated.
The federation also mentioned that there are about 80 lakh cylinders scattered in the market, which is much more than actually needed. They warned that if the sale of new cylinders is not stopped immediately, the gas shortage problem will become even worse in the coming years.
Federation Expresses Strong Concern
Gyaneshwor Aryal, the president of the federation, issued a statement saying that everyone knows about the extreme shortage of cooking gas in Nepal. He added that the government does not seem to care why this shortage happened for such a long time. Even when the federation and consumer groups shared the real reasons behind the shortage on media, the government, Nepal Oil Corporation, Ministry of Commerce, and other departments chose to do unnecessary publicity rather than fixing the issue.
The federation is highly unhappy with the government attitude of harassing ordinary sellers in the name of monitoring while selling gas directly from factories. They have strongly demanded the government to immediately stop sales from industries and direct centers, and instead make distribution easy through regular sellers so consumers do not have to suffer.
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