BJP Sikkim delegation visits Rangpo Indane Bottling Plant over LPG shortage issue

GANGTOK,: Under the direction of BJP Sikkim State president D. R. Thapa, a high-level party delegation visited the Indane Bottling Plant of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) located at Majitar, Rangpo on Thursday. The urgent visit was initiated to address the acute shortage of LPG cylinders currently being faced by the people of Sikkim across various parts of the State, said the State BJP in a media statement.

The BJP delegation was led by State spokesperson Sangay Gyatso Bhutia, and accompanied by State secretary Sangay Pulger and BJYM State president Lalit Pokhrel.

The team held a detailed meeting with the assistant manager of the plant, Ajay Kumar. The core agenda revolved around pinpointing the bottlenecks causing the state-wide LPG supply crunch and finding immediate solutions.

During the briefing, the plant management informed that the Majitar plant caters to all 22 distributors operating across Sikkim. Out of these 22 distributors, 4 dedicatedly cater to the defense forces stationed in the border State.

The BJP team proactively raised several pressing issues during the meeting, incorporating critical feedback obtained from their deliberation with the State Trading Corporation of Sikkim (STCS) just a day prior.

The delegation strictly questioned the management regarding the recent drops in supply volume directly from the bottling plant besides the widespread public distress and confusion surrounding the ongoing DAC (Delivery Authentication Code) and KYC (Know Your Customer) verification processes.

Responding to the intervention, the bottling plant manager gave strong assurances to the delegation to ease the public's anxiety.

The plant management committed that there will be no shortages in the supply of LPG cylinders from their bottling plant to the citizens of Sikkim. To clear any existing backlog, the management committed to running the bottling plant for extra hours if the market demand escalates, said the State BJP.

The plant assured that they have maintained an adequate backup supply to seamlessly handle any unforeseen emergencies or transit blockages, added the State BJP.