Guardian minister Chandrakant Patil held a meeting with representatives of oil companies on Thursday and instructed them to provide additional gas stoves and cylinders to flood-hit Kolhapur and Sangli districts.
The oil company officials promised to distribute 60,000 gas stoves in both the districts. Officials of Bharat Petroleum, Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and Maharashtra Natural Gas Limited were present at the meeting.
Patil said, “Many families are complaining of gas stoves not working properly in Kolhapur and Sangli after household items submerged in floodwaters. The companies assured to supply 60,000 gas stoves in flood-affected areas. They have also promised to deploy 200 mechanics who will repair existing gas stoves in these areas.”
