Kathmandu,
June 10: The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has completed all preparations to sell
the two-colored LP gas cylinders from June 15.
Spokesperson
at the NOC Shiva Prasad Pudasaini said so far 500,000 gas cards have been
verified and 286,000 new gas cards have been sent in the market.
However,
Chair of Federation of Nepal Gas Retailers Gyaneshwor Aryal said that the
consumers should not be forced to purchase the green cylinders but they should
be given the green cylinders if they bring red ones.
Chairman of
LP Gas Industries Association Shiva Prasad Ghimire claimed that victims should get
compensation from the insurance companies if property damage and human
casualties were reported in the cylinder explosions due problems in the
cylinders.
He said different companies have prepared 200 to 2,000
green cylinders and they would be brought in the market from June 15
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