New Minister's Claims on Gas Supply Contradicted by Industry Insiders and Official Data

Kathmandu. Ministers have been changed, but the suffering of consumers remains the same due to the inability to alleviate the cooking gas shortage. Industry, Commerce and Supply Minister Gauri Kumari Yadav resigned from her post on September 11, citing an inability to ensure gas supply and lack of cooperation from ministry staff and industrialists. Immediately after Yadav's departure, the new minister, Deepak Kumar Shah, who took charge of the ministry, made his first decision, stating, 'We will solve the gas problem immediately.'However, within a few days of taking office, the newly appointed minister, Shah, has been found to be engaged...