The Pune Municipal Corporation has reportedly closed the city’s gas crematoria following restrictions on the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) components such as propane and butane amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
LPG is a mixture of propane and butane. The US-Israel war against Iran disrupted oil and gas exports from the Middle East.
A civic body in Pune quoted by news agency PTI said the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had issued an order on March 5 ordering available propane and butane to be prioritized for domestic LPG supply across the country.
In view of the resulting gas shortage, the Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to keep its gas crematoria closed from March 5 until further orders, a civic official said on Sunday.
To avoid inconvenience to people, electric crematoria and wood-fired plants equipped with air pollution control systems will continue to operate, the official added.
At Vaikunth crematorium in the city, three gas furnaces will remain temporarily closed while five electric furnaces at the facility will remain operational for public use, the civic body said.
