Gas Problems

Ah, I never thought that getting a gas(LPG) connection could be such a nightmare. It has been more then 4 months, that I am trying to get a gas connection for my house in Pune, and still waiting, waiting.....

HPCL had such a good reputation(earlier), and now it sucks. I just hope, my building gets piped gas soon.

It is very strange that across India, there is such a shortage of LPG, and shockingly is hardly in the news. The news channels are mostly after spicy, glamorous news items, and the ones, which don't need them to roam around, leaving their comfortable surroundings.

In Pune the waiting period for a new connection is now 4+ months (atleast with HPCL and Indane, and the part which I am staying.) A google search however shows that it is not just my part of Pune, or rather Pune, but many parts
of the country are facing LPG shortage. Metros seem to be better.

Also the LPG shortage, is not a one-off instance, rather, LPG shortages happen several times, particularly in small towns and cities.

To make matters worse, the hike in petrol and diesel prices have made driving vehicles on LPG(not CNG) an attractive option. And though doing such a thing is illegal(I hope I am right here), it is very rampant across India.

It is a shame, that a basic thing like LPG should be so difficult to get, and there are talks going on of India becoming a SuperPower. Maybe their vision of India is where people are using Solar, or some other source of power, which is appreciable :-/