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Crackdown on LPG gas units
Crackdown on LPG Gas Units, LPG Bottling Units, LPG Distributors in the State. At the HPCL LPG bottling unit at Cherlapally, the team found that there was a shortage of 29g of gas in each 19 kg cylinder. It is estimated that every year, consumers were losing Rs 14.4 lakh from this unit alone. The unit fills 1,500 cylinders every day
After several complaints from the public, S Gopal Reddy, Additional Director General of Police and also the Controller of Legal Metrology, ordered inspections on LPG Bottling Units and LPG distributors in the state. It was found that one of the bottling units at Cherlapally reduced 29 grams of gas in each 19kg cylinder, earning a profit of Rs 14.4 lakh per year. Similarly 124 such short filling cases were booked across the state
At the HPCL LPG bottling unit at Cherlapally, the team found that there was a shortage of 29g of gas in each 19 kg cylinder. It is estimated that every year, consumers were losing Rs 14.4 lakh from this unit alone. The unit fills 1,500 cylinders every day
In an inspection carried out by the Legal Metrology Department, the authorities found a few irregularities in the LPG filling units and distribution points in state. The irregularities noticed were: under filling of the LPG cylinders, distributing the under filled LPG cylinders to the consumers, delivering the LPG cylinders to consumers without weighing before delivery, using weighing machine without verification and stamp of the Legal Metrology Department, selling commercial LPG cylinders at a high price than the marked price on the LPG cylinder and not bearing the mandatory declarations such as MRP on packages of LPG stoves and LPG hosepipes.
At the HPCL LPG bottling unit at Cherlapally, the team found that there was a shortage of 29g of gas in each 19 kg cylinder. It is estimated that every year, consumers were losing Rs 14.4 lakh from this unit alone. The unit fills 1,500 cylinders every day.
Throughout the state, the executives of the department registered 124 cases for short filling of LPG cylinders, 39 cases for delivering LPG cylinders to consumers without weighing, 64 cases for using weighing machines without legal metrology verification and stamping and 69 cases for violating packaged commodities rules such as ‘No MRP’, selling at excess price than price marked on the package. Total 344 cases were registered against the LPG distributors of Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation.
District wise cases registered: Hyderabad - 36, Ranga Reddy - 27, Nalgonda – 10, Mahaboobnagar — 10, Nizamabad - 12, Medak — 8, Adllabad - 20, Karimnagar — 16, Warangal - 22, Khammam - 14, Srikakulam - 8, Vizianagaram - 13, Visakhapatnam -25, East Godavari - 24, West Godavari - 20, Krishna - 12, Guntur - 5, Prakasham — 9, Nellore - 12, Kurnool - 20, Kadapa — 9, Anantapur -11, and Chitoor -1.
“The executives of the department checked the quantity filled in the 14.2 kgs LPG cylinders (domestic). It was found that there is short of 1.09 kgs, 1.05 kgs, 835 gms, 675 gms, 585 gms, 430 gms, 310 gms, 180 gms of LP Gas in each cylinder. In case of 19 kgs LPG cylinders meant for commercial use, it is found that there is short of 500 gms, 1.6 kgs and 2.9 kgs of LP gas in each cylinder. All the LPG distributors of the state were instructed to deliver gas cylinder duly by weighing the gas cylinder before the customer using a weighing balance, without fail.
Action would be initiated against the defaulters under Legal Metrology Act and AP Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules. All the customers are also requested to make any complaint in case of short filling in LPG,” S Gopal Reddy informed.
