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Mangalore: LPG Streamlined to Large Extent in City - Naik
- Tue, Dec 25 2007 02:52:18 PM
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (NR)
Mangalore, Dec 25: H Ratnakar Naik, deputy director of Food and Civil Supplies spoke on the sidelines of a function held recently at Canara School in Urva here, aimed at creating consumer awareness among children as part of Consumers’ Day.
The programme was organized by the district administration in association with Dakshina Kannada District Consumer Federation (DKDCF).
Naik said that the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been streamlined in the city to a large extent and informed that there has been no complaint of delay in supply in the last 15 days. "Most of the LPG distributors are supplying the filled-up cylinders in four to five days," he added.
However, he said that Indian Oil Corporation (IOL) still takes about 10 days to deliver the cylinders only because it does not have a bottling plant in the region. On the other hand Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, (HPCL) have their bottling plants here, and hence they have been able to supply cylinders speedily, he stated.
Further, he said the assistance given by officials of the district administration in supply of cylinders has had a beneficial impact. He assured that in case of delay in supply by any agency beyond a limit, people can still bring the matter to his notice. People can call up his office on 2220571 and lodge a complaint and he would then personally intervene to settle the matter, he added.
In response to a query about LPG distribution agencies complaining of a huge backlog, Naik said the problem had been taken care of and the increased supply of cylinders had almost wiped off the backlog. Naik further informed that the process of issuing permanent ration cards for families below poverty line had begun and the photographs of the heads of families were being taken. “The cards will be issued soon. As many as 3.7 lakh families have been identified for Ashraya cards," he said.
B Krishnappa Gowda the food inspector of Mangalore City Corporation (MCC), spoke on the topic of adulteration to students who had come from around 40 schools. Some of them wanted to know how to judge whether the milk supplied to them was adulterated with water or not. Another query was how to find out adulteration of food articles such as pepper and cardamom.
Responding to these questions Gowda informed that milk could be tested by inserting a finger into it. “If the milk sticks to the nails, its quality is good,” he said and added that professionals used lactometers to decide the quality of milk. With regard to testing of honey, Gowda advised that a piece of cotton could be dipped into a small quantity of honey and then the cotton should be squeezed and finally burnt. "If it burns without producing any sound, the quality is good”, he declared.
District Consumer Federation president M J Salian said that the students who participated in the programme represented consumer clubs in their schools. These clubs had been formed under a central scheme, he added.