Initiating action to check commercial use of domestic lPG cylinders, the officers of Food Department here raided different hotels of the city and seized 10 domestic cylinders on Friday.
The officials said that the Collector Thakur Ram Singh had directed the officers of Food Department to take action for checking commercial use of the domestic lPG cylinders.
In compliance of his orders, the officers including Dayamani Minj, KS Rathore, RC Gulati and Bharti Harsh conducted inspections across the city.
The officers seized three domestic lPG cylinders each from from Jyoti Hotel, Vidhan Sabha Road and Bikaner Mishthan Bhandar, Mowa. One cylinder each was seized from Kanha Sweets Pandhri and Goodyfoody Restaurant, lodhipara besides two domestic cylinders from Madona South Indian Dish, Katoratalab, an official press release issued here stated.
The officers also seized 10 litres of kerosene from Netaji Sweets, Katora Talab locality. Action is being taken against the owners of these hotels according to provisions of the liquefied Petroleum Gas ( Regulation of Supply and. Distribution) Order, 2000 and Kerosene (Restriction on Use and Fixation of Ceiling Price) Order, 1993 besides Essential Commodities Act 1955, it said.
The Collector has also directed the gas agencies to maintain regular supply of domestic cylinders in view of the festivals. He has also directed the gas agencies to promptly deliver the lPG cylinders to the consumers.