Overview
- Dhami, who met Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in New Delhi on Monday, asked that commercial LPG allocation stay at 100% through the Char Dham pilgrimage season.
- State estimates put yatra-period needs at about 967,949 commercial cylinders, and the chief minister sought an extra 5% allocation, roughly 48,397 cylinders, to bolster monsoon disaster response.
- He also pressed for uninterrupted delivery of domestic LPG to households, with a focus on remote hill districts where road closures can cut off supplies.
- Officials said Puri assured support to keep Uttarakhand’s fuel supply adequate for both pilgrimage logistics and relief work, though no new allocation orders were disclosed.
- The yatra runs from April to November and draws heavy footfall, with more than 20 lakh registrations so far and over 63,000 early visitors at Kedarnath, which strains kitchens, lodges, and field camps across difficult mountain routes.