GUWAHATI: News of supposed LPG shortage in Assam has been reported across media given that an indefinite strike has been called by the North East Packed Transporter Association against shifting of Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) tender invitation office from Guwahati to Kolkata.
IOC has clarified that there will not be any shortage of LPG cylinders despite the strike that has been called.
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A press release from IOC states, "Indian Oil would like to clarify that currently there is no shortage of domestic LPG in the market. As on date, even with our LPG bottling plants not operating at full capacity, the backlog of LPG delivery in the region has reduced to less than 48 hours as compared to March 2020 when the backlog was over 10 days."
IOC further clarified that no such strike notice has been received by Indian Oil and with LPG being an essential commodity, going on strike without any notice will be going against the law.
