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Chandigarh becomes first Kerosene-free
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For the first time, a city has been declared kerosene free with sale of subsidised cooking and lighting fuel being stopped in Chandigarh from completely. Households have been shifted to LPG to help declare Chandigarh kerosene free. Thus, no further distribution of subsidised kerosene will be done in Chandigarh from the month of April, 2016 onwards, the Petroleum Ministry said in a statement.
Chandigarh: For the first time, a city has been declared kerosene free with sale of subsidised cooking and lighting fuel being stopped in Chandigarh from completely. Households have been shifted to LPG to help declare Chandigarh kerosene free. "Thus, no further distribution of subsidised kerosene will be done in Chandigarh from the month of April, 2016 onwards," the Petroleum Ministry said in a statement.
The Petroleum Ministry with the help of Chandigarh Administration has been working for the last few months to make Chandigarh 'a Kerosene Free City'. The Ministry "decided to facilitate the households presently using kerosene oil by facilitating switch over to LPG," it said.
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