Amid LPG shortage due to West Asia conflict, the second LPG tanker Nanda Devi reached Gujarat's Vadinar port on Tuesday morning carrying over 47,000 metric tonnes. Part of the cargo will be sent to Tamil Nadu. The Shivalik tanker had earlier arrived at Mundra port with 46,000 metric tonnes of LPG.
India faces an LPG shortage due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz from the West Asia conflict involving Iran and Israel. Relief arrived as the Shivalik tanker docked at Mundra Port in Gujarat's Kutch on Monday evening with over 46,000 metric tonnes of LPG, enough to meet nearly one day's national import needs, per India Today. Of this, 20,000 tonnes will be unloaded at Mundra, with the rest heading to Mangalore, as per Indian Express port officials. The second vessel, Nanda Devi, carrying more than 47,000 metric tonnes, reached Vadinar or Kandla Port in Kutch on Tuesday morning after crossing the Strait safely on March 14, following departure from the Persian Gulf on March 13. Around 24,000 tonnes from Nanda Devi will go to Tamil Nadu. Ministry of Ports special secretary Rajesh Kumar Sinha stated that 22 Indian-flagged ships with 611 seafarers remain in the Persian Gulf, monitored closely. The crisis has led to raids in Uttar Pradesh and closures of Atal Canteens in Delhi, but these shipments offer respite.