Long Queues at LPG Distribution Centres in West Bengal Amid Supply Concerns

PTI, March 13, 2026, Kolkata: Long queues were seen outside LPG distribution centres across West Bengal on Friday, amid apprehensions of a shortage of cooking gas cylinders due to the crisis in West Asia.

People stood with empty LPG cylinders outside such centres at various places in the state – from Kakdwip in the south to Siliguri in the north – claiming that they were not able to make bookings online.

The West Bengal government had on Thursday issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ensure coordinated monitoring of LPG supply and distribution, while announcing the setting up of a round-the-clock control room at the state secretariat ‘Nabanna’ to address supply-related issues.

The initiative aims to stabilise LPG availability and ensure prompt redressal of public complaints amid concerns over possible supply disruptions, according to the SOP. The state government has also constituted a state-level LPG crisis monitoring committee to review the supply situation regularly and provide policy guidance to stabilise availability.

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