Half-filled LPG policy leaves consumers paying more as supply fears ease

Consumers, dealers and bottling companies say the emergency measure introduced during the West Asia conflict has outlived its purpose, adding transport costs and operational burdens while full gas supplies remain unavailable.

Ram Prasad Chaulagain of Sindhupalchok supports his family by running a tea shop in Shiva Chowk, Gokarneshwor Municipality-6, Kathmandu. These days, his business consumes the equivalent of one cooking gas cylinder every day.