Two government orders calling for a stocking of LPG cylinders for two months in the Valley and vacating school buildings for security forces in a district have fuelled panic and speculation of a worsening border situation in Ladakh.
On Saturday, the director (food, civil supplies and consumers) asked oil companies to ensure LPG stocks at bottling plants and warehouses that could last up to two months, calling it a “most urgent matter”.
Sources said the adviser to lieutenant governor G.C. Murmu had originally issued the directive on June 23 at a meeting with officials.
After panic spread, the food department said the order was prompted by the possibility of landslides closing the national highway connecting the Valley with the rest of the country.
