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Thane makes commercial gas cylinders mandatory for Ganeshotsav feasts
Corrected 30 September 2026: formatting and attribution errors.
The Story in Brief
Thane district administration has mandated the exclusive use of commercial LPG cylinders for cooking Mahaprasad and community meals at public Ganeshotsav events, citing fire safety and prevention of domestic cylinder misuse.
Assistant District Supply Officer Yogesh Jangle issued directives to all tehsildars to enforce compliance among Ganesh Mandals. Authorities said domestic cylinders are unsafe for heavy continuous cooking due to differing pressure and burner design, and their use violates the Essential Commodities Act, inviting criminal charges. Insurance claims will also be rejected in accidents involving illegal gas use.
The mandatory commercial cylinder clause will now be included in all event licences and tent permits issued by municipal bodies and the police. Nitin Solanke of the Consumer Vigilance Welfare Foundation welcomed the move, urging all mandals to strictly follow the law.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Enforcement runs through permits. The Free Press Journal reports that municipal bodies, the police and the supply department will write a mandatory commercial cylinder clause into every event licence and tent permit, and that tehsildars have been told to enforce compliance among Ganesh Mandals. The administration's case rests on safety and law: domestic cylinders differ in capacity, burner design and pressure, their use for large-scale cooking breaches the Essential Commodities Act and can bring criminal charges, and insurers will reject claims after an accident involving illegal domestic gas use. The only outside voice in the report is the Consumer Vigilance Welfare Foundation, which says the administration acted on its request. No mandal or organiser is quoted.
Corrected 30 September 2026: formatting and attribution errors.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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