An order passed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration asking people of the Valley to stock up liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG cylinders, ...
An order passed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration asking people of the Valley to stock up liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG cylinders, for two months, has triggered panic among residents, PTI reported on Sunday. In a separate order, the administration also asked for school buildings to be vacated so they can be used as accommodation for security forces in Ganderbal district, heightening the anxiety of people in wake of the recent border tensions with China.
The order, described as a “most urgent matter”, was passed by the Director of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers, an adviser to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor GC Murmu, in a meeting on June 23. It asked oil companies in the Valley to make arrangements of adequate stocks of LPG that can last to up to two months at bottling plans as well as godowns.
The department, however, has claimed the order was issued to prevent a shortfall of essential commodities during the closure of the National Highway on account of frequent landslides. It maintained that some people are spreading false information about the exercise.
“We all know that the National Highway-44, between Ramban-Jawahar Tunnel stretch, behaves in an unpredictable manner during the rains,” an unidentified spokesperson of...
