DC orders crackdown on Illegal 5-kg LPG cylinders in Ludhiana to ensure public safety
Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Jain on Wednesday directed surprise inspections to curb the illegal sale, storage, and use of non-standardized 5-kg LPG cylinders across Ludhiana. The move aims to protect public safety and prevent hazardous incidents caused by unauthorized gas cylinders.
City Air News
Sep 24, 2025 01:10
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Ludhiana, Sep 24, 2025: Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Jain on Wednesday directed surprise inspections to curb the illegal sale, storage, and use of non-standardized 5-kg LPG cylinders across Ludhiana. The move aims to protect public safety and prevent hazardous incidents caused by unauthorized gas cylinders.
During a meeting with LPG companies' representatives and distributors' associations, Jain highlighted reports of unauthorized activities involving the storage, filling, refilling, and transportation of non-ISI/BIS-certified gas cylinders and containers. Such practices violate the Explosives Act and Gas Cylinder Rules, 2016, posing severe risks to life, property, and public safety due to potential fire hazards and explosions.
To address this, Jain imposed complete ban on the storage, sale, and use of non-ISI cylinders, invoking powers under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. The prohibition covers, sale or display of non-ISI cylinders or containers, use of transparent pipes or non-ISI cylinders in godowns, shops, warehouses, workshops, food stalls, or residential premises for cooking and heating, filling or refilling LPG or other gases in non-ISI cylinders, use of non-ISI cylinders for domestic, commercial, or industrial purposes and transportation of non-ISI cylinders for any purpose.
Deputy Commissioner also instructed inspection teams to rigorously check utensil shops, migrant-populated areas, and other establishments for compliance. He also directed LPG companies to launch awareness campaigns in factories and residential areas to educate the public about the dangers of using non-standard cylinders. He also urged citizens to report violations and emphasized strict action against those found guilty of engaging in these illegal and unsafe practices.
