Gas shortages reported after Nepal Oil resumes sale of full cylinders

Nepal Oil Corporation blames temporary demand surge on the switch back to full 14.2 kg cylinders, while consumer rights activists accuse dealers of creating artificial shortages and overcharging customers.

Chandrakala Paudel, a homemaker from Imadol, is worried. She has been unable to get a cooking gas cylinder and has been relying on a half-filled 7.1 kg cylinder that is about to run out.