Shillong, May 19 : The East Khasi Hills administration will introduce home delivery of LPG cylinders for the first time in Shillong from June 1.
East Khasi Hills deputy commissioner B. Dhar told a news conference today that after the three rounds of meetings with the seven gas agencies in Shillong today, it was decided that cylinders would be delivered at peoples’ doorsteps.
The authorised agencies will engage labourers to carry the cylinders to various localities in Shillong.
A single agency will be responsible for delivering cylinders to a particular locality. The price of per cylinder for home delivery is Rs 344, which includes delivery charges.
At present Shillong has 50,700 gas connections.
The delivery will be made on all days except Sundays and holidays.
With the home delivery system, the consumers, especially women, can save time as earlier they had to stand in queue whenever the trucks carrying cylinders came to the respective localities. “The main purpose of home delivery is to check the use of double cards by some consumers and also to check black marketing,” Dhar said.
According to Dhar, once the home delivery system starts, the district administration will be able to delete the names of those who possess double cards and also check those who get the gas cylinders through black market without any valid cards.
Stating that there is no shortage of gas cylinders in Shillong, the deputy commissioner also urged the headmen of various localities to co-operate with the district administration and also with the gas agencies to identify the real consumers in their localities.