- Title: Maharashtra halts gas-based cremations after India restricted commercial LPG use
- Date: 9th March 2026
- Summary: PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (MARCH 9, 2026) (ANI - No use India) EXTERIOR OF PUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION VAIKUNTH SMASHANBHUMI CREMATORIUM CHARGING TROLLEYS AND LPG (LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS) BURNER SYSTEM LPG BURNER SYSTEM VARIOUS OF CHARGING TROLLEYS AND LPG BURNER SYSTEMS (SOUNDBITE) (English) PUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION COMMISSIONER, NAVAL KISHOR RAM, SAYING: "We are having
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- Keywords: CONFLICT CREMATIONS CRISIS GAS INDIA IRAN LPG PETROLEUM RESOURCES
- Location: PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
- City: PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Conflicts/War/Peace
- Reuters ID: LVA001235509032026RP1
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- Story Text: India's western Maharashtra has temporarily suspended the use of gas-based cremation furnaces on Monday (March 9) after the government restricted the use of commercial LPG consumption amid tightening energy supplies linked to the Middle East crisis.
Maharashtra's Pune Municipal Corporation Commissioner, Naval Kishore Ram, said the city has around 18 cremation facilities that use LPG-based systems but are currently discouraging their use due to a disruption in commercial gas supply in order to avoid any shortage.
State refiners Indian Oil Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp and Hindustan Petroleum Corp raised prices in tandem. Indian Oil Corp, the country's top refiner and LPG seller, has increased the prices of a 14.2-kg (3.3 pounds) LPG cylinder in Delhi by 7% to 913 rupees ($9.93), according to its website.
India, the world's second-biggest importer of LPG, last year consumed 33.15 million metric tons of cooking gas, a mixture of propane and butane, with imports accounting for about two-thirds of LPG consumption. Middle Eastern LPG accounts for 85% to 90% of those imports.
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