Pune: The civic administration has in the past three months confiscated over 1,021 LPG cylinders from roadside vendors for illegally cooking food beside streets across the city.A Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) official said the civic body filed an offence last week against a Nagar Road-based distributor providing the vendors with cylinders. The action was taken after the registration numbers of the cylinders were tracked and linked to the distributor, a senior PMC official said.Law does not allow use of cylinders on the street for safety reasons.The administration has issued public notices in this regard. However, many vendors flout the norms, Madhav Jagtap, head of the PMCs anti-encroachment department, said on Monday.Representatives of the hawkers unions, however, said the action was not justified. They were of the view that the use of LPG cylinders is essential and authorities should allow that with mandatory safety guidelines.Another PMC official said the body was taking action against errant vendors based on the provisions of Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 201. The official said the roadside vendors often flouted the norms and used flammable elements such as gas or kerosene.Many vendors also use domestic LPG cylinders for commercial purposes. This is also not allowed, the official said.We also published the following articles recentlyVendors at Dona Paula complain of loss of businessLocals at Dona Paula Jetty oppose commercialization due to entry fee, lack of transportation, and harassment. Congress supports vendors and threatens agitation. Panaji MLA supports vendors but refuses to remove entry gate. Entry fee is used for jetty maintenance. No assurance provided to vendors.Shooter loses left thumb after pistols gas cylinder explosionA national-level shooter, Pushpender Kumar, from the Indian Air Force, lost his left thumb while filling an air pistol cylinder with compressed air at a private range in Faridabad. He was training for the National Championships in Bhopal. The incident left everyone shocked, and Pushpender required immediate hospitalization. He is currently admitted to the Indian Armys R&R hospital, where he underwent surgery and is expected to make a 90-95% recovery. The incident was caused by overfilling the cylinder, which resulted in an explosion.US Navy plans to raise jet plane off Hawaii coral reef using inflatable cylindersThe US Navy plans to use inflatable cylinders to lift and roll a jet plane off a coral reef in Hawaii. Rear Adm. Kevin Lenox is confident the operation can be carried out without further damaging the reef. The P-8A plane crashed into an environmentally sensitive bay and the Navy is investigating the mishap. Contractors have begun sliding the inflatable bags under the plane to float it towards the runway, with the expectation that there will be minimal impact on the coral reef. Hawaii state officials will examine the reef for damage once the plane is removed.

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