LPG shortage looms large in Kerala as tanker strike continues

Wednesday, March 7, 2012: As the indefinite strike by tanker trucks transporting LPG cylinders entered the sixth day on Wednesday, severe gas cylinder shortage is expected in the state in the coming weeks.
On an average, around 150 trucks transport 45,9000 cylinders from IOC’s Udayamperror bottling plant every day to different parts of the state. On Sunday, no trucks left the plant with LPG cylinders.
Earlier, after the strike was declared, only 60 trucks left the plant with cylinders. For the past three days, only two of the three plants were functioning.