LPG Dealers of Berhampur City; Are they Godfather for Consumer (?).
Manoj Kanta Dash,,
Santosh Patro
Berhampur,( 22/04/26); The ‘acute shortage’ of LPG cylinders has been slowly normalise w in Berhampur City reported across several parts of Ganjam, with supply disruptions linked to the ongoing war in the Middle East affecting the availability of cooking gas.
Realising the crisis by taking advantage one step ahead the Ganjam Collector Mr.V.Keerthi Vasan, IAS and Sub Collector ,Berhampur,Mr.Avinash Kumar, IAS, normalise the hue-queue situation. The top official had long discussion with the senior company executive for smooth distribution. Other side the enforcement wing directed to follow the instruction to avoid black marketing as well as sale at open market (!).
At the juncture of crisis when the consumers waiting for months eagerly and the administration trying to bring back incidentally or accidentally, according to source, adding to the crisis a grave action being taken against one old Indene Gas dealer with some allegations and the dealer asked to stop trading unless until the inquiry process completed(!) Further, it came to know from a reliable source, the administration under circumstance of desperate feedback, they force to shut down for some reason which is under inquiry (!).
As a result a ll the existing accounts are being diverted in two part of two local Indane dealers around forty thousand consumers (?).
The existing consumers while noticed that their pass book has been transferred n they took one day time to identify their new dealers.
The eager consumers irrespective of age group gender have started making queue it observed with apprehending life risk with temperature.
Further, information reveal on Tuesday at pick hour with such high temperature aggrieved people those have lost their pertinence have started on road before the door of Lingaraj gas are in exchange of hot word between the dealer and consumer which about to lead law and order situation a version of retied Doctor . The dealer rude behaviour is just like ‘Togloki” monopolies.
While we enquired the factual is in in issuing the payment bill he is directing to all e consumers to pick up the refill from theirgodwon which is at National Highway (!) With this the consumers demanded in place of Door Delivery why he id diverting to his Gowdown at NH. Subsequently the battle was normalise by the commuters.
Notably Lingaraj Gas authorization Seled and suspended for more than one year while functioning at Tatabenz square .
Online (IVRS) Booking not giving any registration No ?
What’s up booking for do delivery – NO ring ?
Calling Dealer No reply? Even we tried before business hour/During Business Hour and after business hours?
They are just eye washing of the administration.
Are the God father or Representative ? Suppose detaining for long tim again forwarding to deot with temp. Any thing goes a old age customer lost hs (???) who is accountable.
Last evening matter in detail been apprised to th e SubCollector nd people ave trust on his administrative functional/
Consumers are real Governance they have all Citizen Rights, proably the dealer have no knowledge; The distributor is teaching literature to the consumers (!) with rude behaves.
The integrity of Supply officers are alsoo needed to be kept under under scanner (?)?
One retired harassed consumer stating to our Office after his online booking from 24th March and he got his delivery status scheduled for 29th March but its so pity when the delivery date approached his dealers office sealed now he is running to his new dealer Lingaraj every day post to pillar (!), it means the consumers can dance with their remote .
Further he stated hopelessly, stated to us on presentation of his delivery coupon when failed to get his refill f he s he regular coming to showroom and making queue from morning 9 AM. When requested to the counter manager to know the deliver status? We have no stock you need to wait because we are handling two show rooms consumers.
On television screen Minister of food and Supplies assuring not to be panic we have adequate stock(?).
