-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM NOV 24: The residents from Sanquelim on Tuesday gheroed the local supplier of LPG cooking supplier after they
suffered from its acute shortage. It may be stated that the people from Pale, Surla, Kudnem, Amona and other surrounding places from Sanquelim did not get cooking gas since last two to three days. The residents were waiting on the road for the LPG pickups to come but since last few days it did not supply any cooking gas in the area. As the matter became worse some of the residents from Sanquelim and surrounding villages marched towards the re-filling centre at Sanquelim along with the empty cylinders and demanded to re-fill the gas. They even sought to know as to why they did not get the cylinder since last few days. The owner tried to explain that there was a shortage of LPG gas in Sanquelim but the mob did not listen to his pleas. They waited outside the office claiming that they cannot cook food without the gas. "We are facing serous problem in our house as their is no LPG cylinder in the area. In some places the people have resorted to burning of firewood but all cannot do this" an agitator claimed. After much deliberation and assurance that the cylinders would be immediately made available to the public as soon as they arrive the people dispersed.
