Bangalore: The food and civil supplies department has issued public circulars asking kerosene users to shift to LPG connections claiming gas connections are easily available now .Thus Bangalore is set to be the first city in the state to become kerosene-free in the next three months.
MC Gangadhar, deputy director, department of food, civil supplies and consumer affairs, told that they have plans to make Bangalore kerosene-free in three months.
“As a first step, we are encouraging consumers of kerosene to shift to LPG connections. We have also decided to restrict the supply of kerosene to three litres (per month) for families with one or two members . Earlier, all kerosene-using families, irrespective of the number of members, used to get five litres per month. Families with more than two members will continue to get five litres of kerosene per month,” he added.
The idea behind phasing out the fuel is to reduce health risks of customers who are using it, in addition to achieving reduction in pollution levels . Many kerosene users still use firewood, which in turn encourages tree cutting,sources said.
The LPG comes with subsidy and public should understand the importance of shifting towards less polluting fuels, he added.