Following the Chala accident, transporters are refusing to lift bulk LPG from Mangalore meant for use by Kerala-based LPG bottling plants of oil marketing companies, an IOC press release said today.
Similarly they are not willing to place the 'bulk bullet trucks' at Kochi refinery for LPG loading meant for LPG plants in Kerala like Kollam, which has disrupted bulk LPG supplies across the state, it said.
The LPG transporters' refusal to go to Mangalore and Kochi is on account of alleged assault on LPG truck crew, levy of heavy penalty even for minor violations, among other things.
Disruption in bulk LPG supplies to bottling plants in Kerala has led to many oil industry LPG bottling plants going dry and as a result, supply of gas cylinders to the public has begun to be affected. "If this situation continues, the backlog in refill supplies is expected to build up in some markets of Kerala in coming days," the release said.