Kalimpong Administration raids, 9 household gases seized from commercial establishments

Kalimpong|Mukesh Sharma: The Kalimpong Administration along with Kalimpong Municipality, Police Department and Fire Brigade today conducted second episode of raids in less than 10 days at the town’s hotels, restaurants, sweet shops star rated hotel etc. It may be recalled that a meeting was held at the office of the Sub Divisional Officer on May 18, 2012 during which they had issued a notice for all the  commercial establishments to get a proper commercial gas connection by May 31. This imperative meeting was held between the Sub Divisional Officer, LN Sherpa, Municipality, MLA, Fire Officer and officials of IOCL, reciprocating to the complaints from the locals of gas cylinder shortage and distribution of gas once in 3 months plus illegal gas connection business. During the search operation conducted today under the guidance of Kalimpong SDO LN Sherpa and the Deputy Magistrate, TN Sherpa 9 household gas cylinders were seized from 8 different commercial establishments. The household gases were not only recovered from small hotels and restaurants but even from the town’s top hotels. The search operation which lasted almost for 2 hours has been regarded successful. The SDO notified that use of household gases in commercial establishments is a crime against the law. The seized gas cylinders are handed over to the Municipality. These kinds of raids will frequently be conducted, he added. The Municipality License Officer, Sahil Ahmed informed that those commercial establishments from where the household gas cylinders were recovered will be sent a notice by the Municipality and they too shall be penalized. He also appealed every shop to take proper care of sanitation and hygiene.