Rumors of LP gas shortage are baseless: Managing Director Bhatt
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- Wed, 4 February 2026
Kathmandu. Chandika Prasad Bhatt, Managing Director of Nepal Oil Corporation, has said that the rumor of LP gas shortage is baseless. He posted on social media on Facebook on Wednesday not to believe the rumors that there is a shortage of LP gas in the market. He clarified that the supply is easy and sufficient. He said that LP gas required for daily consumption is entering Nepal regularly.
According to him, Nepal needs about 90 bullets per day, that is, about 114,000 cylinders of LP gas. But in the last three days, there has been more gas loading from Indian Oil Corporation IOC.
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