Overview
- Officials said household LPG supply remains protected even as daily bookings surged to about 8.8 million, far above the pre-crisis average of roughly 5.5 million.
- Two LPG carriers, Shivalik and Nanda Devi, crossed the Strait of Hormuz carrying about 92,700 tonnes and are scheduled to reach Mundra on March 16 and Kandla on March 17.
- Enforcement drives intensified nationwide with checks and seizures reported in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other states to curb hoarding and diversion.
- Restaurants and small businesses across several cities trimmed menus or shifted to coal, wood or induction cooking, with Kerala reporting closures and Tamil Nadu offering a temporary power subsidy for electric stoves.
- The Centre also moved operational levers including restarting commercial cylinder distribution and allocating additional kerosene for sale through ration shops to relieve pressure on cooking needs.