Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Ashiv Becomes Maharashtra’s First LPG-Free Piped Natural Gas Village
Ashiv is a village in Maharashtra’s Latur district.
Mahanagar Gas says it is now the state’s first LPG-free village.
Instead of using LPG cylinders, families can use piped natural gas, or PNG.
The gas travels through pipes directly into their kitchens.
About 1,050 households have received PNG connections.
This means they can get cooking fuel without waiting for cylinders to be delivered.
The company says the supply will be uninterrupted.
The announcement was made on Friday.
Mahanagar Gas said Ashiv village in Latur district is Maharashtra’s first LPG-free PNG village.
PNG connections have been established for 1,050 households in the village.
The connections provide cooking fuel directly to household kitchens through pipelines.
Mahanagar Gas said the supply will be uninterrupted for connected households.
The announcement was made on Friday.
- Who
- Mahanagar Gas and 1,050 households in Ashiv village.
- What
- Ashiv has received PNG connections and has been described as Maharashtra’s first LPG-free village.
- When
- The announcement was made on Friday; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- Ashiv village, Latur district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- To provide households with cooking fuel directly through pipelines and an uninterrupted supply.
- Village
- Ashiv
- District
- Latur
- State
- Maharashtra
- Households connected
- 1,050
- Fuel
- Piped natural gas (PNG)
- Provider
- Mahanagar Gas