Nepal Oil Corporation is regularizing the distribution of LP gas in Kathmandu Valley starting today, Bhadra 1, allowing consumers to purchase cylinders from their preferred dealers.
Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced that cooking LP gas distribution in Kathmandu Valley will now follow a regular process starting today, Bhadra 1. From now on, consumers can buy gas cylinders from their closest and most convenient gas sellers.
Last Sunday, NOC had distributed 9,568 gas cylinders from different gas industries. These cylinders were provided to consumers with urgent needs through seven sales centers located in the Valley. NOC staff, District Administration Offices, and local police all helped with this distribution effort.
To make the regular distribution system work smoothly, gas industries must give NOC a list every day by 9 AM. This list should include the names, addresses, contact numbers, and the total number of cylinders sold by their sellers and distributors.
Also, sellers and distributors needs to prepare details of the gas quantity sold, along with the names and contact numbers of consumers. This information must be submitted daily to their respective gas industries. The industries are then required to provide this same data to Nepal Oil Corporation on the very same day.
NOC has given instructions that when distributing gas, consumers who urgently need it for household use should be given top priority.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has requested that concerned District Administration Offices help with security during gas transportation and distribution. In addition, a joint team, which includes staff deployed by NOC, will monitor gas distribution. This team will work together with the Department of Commerce, Supplies, and Consumer Protection.
Consumers who are unable to get gas from their nearest dealer for any reason, and those who need gas right away, can contact NOC’s Quick Response Team (QRT).
The QRT contact numbers are: 9851455124, 9851455128.
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