Govt assures measures for energy supply, maritime operations and safety of Indian nationals amid West Asia situation
Government said that it is taking all measures to ensure energy supply, maritime operations, and support to Indian nationals amid the evolving situation in West Asia. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has said that enforcement actions continue across the country to curb hoarding and black marketing of LPG. The Ministry said, as of yesterday, more than 1900 raids were conducted across the country. Online LPG cylinder bookings across the country increased to 99 percent on industry basis yesterday and around 47 Lakh domestic LPG cylinders were delivered against bookings of around 47.4 Lakh LPG cylinders. Since March this year, about 6.04 Lakh PNG connections have been gasified, and infrastructure has been created for an additional 2.68 Lakh connections. Since April 3rd, PSU oil marketing companies have organized more than 10,100 awareness camps, selling around 1.75 lakh 5Kg FTL cylinders. As of yesterday, over 3,700, 5 Kg FTLs were sold through more than 130 camps.
The government further informed that a Marshall Islands-flagged LPG carrier, MT Sarv Shakti, carrying 46,313 MT of LPG (Indian cargo), safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz yesterday. The vessel is expected to arrive at Visakhapatnam on the 13th of May.
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority yesterday announced the full resumption of normal air navigation operations within UAE airspace and the lifting of temporary precautionary measures. Indian and UAE carriers are operating flights from the UAE to various destinations in India. The Indian embassy in Tehran has so far facilitated the movement of over 2,500 Indian nationals out of Iran through land border routes.
Govt assures measures for energy supply, maritime operations and safety of Indian nationals amid West Asia situation
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