
Nepal sells half-filled gas canisters due to Mideast regional tension
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Mumbai, India: Nepal has started selling half filled cooking gas cylinders to curb hoarding and panic buying, officials said Friday, following import...
Mumbai, India: Nepal has started selling half-filled cooking gas cylinders to curb hoarding and panic buying, officials said Friday, following import disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict.
The landlocked Himalayan nation of 30 million relies almost entirely on India for its fossil fuel needs.
About 90 percent of India's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic chokepoint where maritime traffic has largely stalled.
As supplies tighten, New Delhi has prioritised households, transport, and other essential sectors such as hospitals.
Nepal, however, said it still has sufficient gas but has reduced cylinder volumes to stretch the available supply.













