Goodbye red LPG cylinders: No rusting; Safer, lighter plastic LPG cylinders to hit your kitchens soon

Goodbye red LPG cylinders: No rusting; Safer, lighter plastic LPG cylinders to hit your kitchens soon
For decades, the red LPG cylinder, made of iron, has dominated Indian kitchens. The rusting and leakage often threatened safety. In the event of a fire, the iron cylinders exploded due to the high internal pressure. But no more fear soon. A cylinder made of HDP (high-density polyethene) is set to replace the red LPG cylinder soon and after it was formally launched in Goa by Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.