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Despite government assurances of adequate supply, food cart owners and households in Delhi report long delays and rising costs in procuring cooking gas cylinders. Md. Rehmat Ali, a biryani shop owner in Chittaranjan Park, said his supplier last delivered on February 28 and has been unresponsive since. Officials stated the situation is under control and launched a control room against black marketing.
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The government has ordered households in areas with existing piped natural gas (PNG) infrastructure to switch from LPG cylinders to PNG connections within three months of notice, or lose gas refill supplies. The directive addresses mounting pressure on India's LPG imports amid the West Asia conflict. Petroleum ministry joint secretary Sujata Sharma described it as a supply security measure.