Special Secretary at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Rajesh Kumar Sinha, stated that all the Indian sailors and ships are safe in the Gulf region. Mr Sinha informed this while addressing the Inter Ministerial Briefing on Recent Developments in West Asia in New Delhi. He noted that 161 Indian sailors have been repatriated and brought back to India after signing off in the Gulf region in the last 24 hours. Mr Sinha also highlighted that the second LPG carrier, Nanda Devi, reached Kandla, Gujarat, at around 2:30 AM today, and now cargo is being discharged from both the LPG carriers, Shivalik and Nanda Devi.
Addresing the briefing, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Sujata Sharma today said that petrol and diesel are available in sufficient quantity throughout the country. Ms Sujata said that the Government is making efforts to encourage commercial LPG consumers to shift to Piped Natural Gas. She also said that the Government has written to all State Governments and Union Territories, requesting that pending permissions for pipeline laying be granted deemed approval and that new applications be approved within 24 hours.
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