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India\u2019s Ministry of Petroleum \u200band Natural Gas \u200csaid on Saturday that it \u200bhas barred \u200bconsumers with piped natural \u2060gas connections \u200bfrom retaining, obtaining \u200bor refilling domestic LPG cylinders under \u200ban amended \u200bsupply order.<\/strong><\/p>\n The amendment also \u200cprohibits \u2060government oil companies from providing LPG connections or \u200brefills \u200bto \u2060consumers who already have \u200bPNG connections, \u200bthe \u2060ministry said in a \u2060statement.<\/p>\n A few days ago, India also \u200bhas asked liquefied petroleum gas consumers to avoid panic buying of LPG \u200ccylinders and shift to piped natural gas where possible, oil ministry official Sujata Sharma said on Friday.<\/p>\n India\u2019s crude oil, LPG, and liquefied natural gas supplies have been disrupted due to global shipping constraints after the U.S.-Israeli \u200bwar with Iran halted traffic through the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n \u201cLPG \u200bis an issue of concern,\u201d said Sharma, a joint secretary in the \u2060federal oil ministry, adding the government is cracking down on black marketing and hoarding of \u200bLPG cylinders in coordination with states.<\/p>\n About 333 million households use LPG cylinders, and more than \u200b150 million get gas supplies through pipelines. Sharma said about six million LPG-consuming households could easily switch to piped gas use.<\/p>\n \u201cWe request them to avail piped gas connection to ease pressure on LPG,\u201d she \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n