Market inspection carried out by the office on Wednesday found cylinders of Bheri Gas, Manakamana, Subidha, Trishul, Koshi, Bheri, Rajdhani, Baba and Sri Krishna Gas Company on the premises of RGI. [break]
The inspection team even found the refilled LPG cylinders of other companies within its plant, which indicates the company was refilling others´ cylinders and supplying them in the market.
“This is a clear violation of basic competitive norms,” said Khagendra Prasad Joshi, chief of the Commerce Office. “We even found cylinders of RGI containing water, in place of gas, in substantial volume.”
The inspection team sealed the company following such revelation, which goes against laws related to cylinders´ standards, consumer rights and competition.
Interestingly, this is not the first time the market inspectors found water in LPG cylinder. “In a recent case, we had found its LPG cylinder (14.2 kg) of containing as much as five liters of water,” said Joshi.
Presence of water in the cylinder indicates the company was not conducting necessary cleaning, hydraulic and other tests. This is a serious flaw, as it exposes consumers to grave risks.
Following such finding, Kailali District Administration Office (DAO) has taken Hari Shankar Upadhyaya, manager of the RGI, under its control. “We will take action against him and the RGI proprietor as per the Black Marketeering Act,” Kailali CDO Kailash Kumar Bajimaya told Republica.
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